Brazil beats USA and wins bronze in Malmö Women’s Goalball Cup

For the second consecutive year, the Brazilian women’s goalball team won the bronze medal in the traditional Malmö Cup, in Sweden, with a victory over the United States, the tournament’s biggest champion, with nine titles. The dispute for third place took place on Sunday (21), with the Brazilians winning by 4-2 (two goals by Kátia, one by Jessica and another by Dani Longhini). The gold went to Turkey, who beat Israel by 13 to 9. IT’S BRONZE FOR WOMEN’S GOALBALL! 🥉The women’s goalball team beat the USA and won bronze in a competition in Sweden.Learn more: https://t.co/vYagjGKu9Z#LoteriasCaixa pic.twitter.com/jNyAknFGEf — Brazilian Paralympic Committee (@cpboficial) May 22, 2023 “I am very happy to be returning. We managed to adjust our defense and this championship was very important for our preparation, our harmony on the court. Certainly, in the next tournaments we will rise to the highest place on the podium”, said wing Carol Duarte, in a statement to the Brazilian Confederation of Sports for the Visually Impaired (CBDV), who had not played for the national team since the Tokyo Paralympics. Created 23 years ago, the Malmô Cup brought together this 10 teams. In addition to Brazil, commanded by coach Gabriel Goulart, the tournament brought together Denmark, Canada, Israel and Ukraine), group A has the United States, Japan, Great Britain, Turkey and France. The Brazilian team wins bronze in the Malmö Cup for the second consecutive year. In the photo (from left to right) are the players Gaby, Kátia, Moniza, Carol, Dani and Jéssica. – Kelvin Bakos/ CBDV/Reserved Rights To reach the dispute for bronze, the team had four wins, one draw and one defeat. On Friday (19), the Brazilians debuted with a rout over Ukraine (10n to 0), then tied 7 to 7 with Israel. The next day, they beat Denmark by 8 to 5 and overcame Canada by 10 to 4. In the semifinal against Turkey – which would later win the title – Brazil was defeated by 7 to 4. The country’s participation in the Malmö Cup is part of the team’s preparation, which seeks a place in the Paris Games. There will only be eight teams in the French capital. The selection will have two possibilities to guarantee the vacancy: the first in the World Games of the IBSA (of the IBSA (International Federation of Sports for the Blind) in August, in England; and in the Parapan-American, in November, in Chile. very satisfied with yet another participation in this very traditional competition”, highlighted Goulart. “The best in the world are here, so it’s very important to be among them. we managed the victories. It was very good to see the union of the girls, the team wanting to play together. This will be essential for us to get a place in the Paralympics”, concluded the coach.


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