Ukraine men's national goalball team is the men's national team of

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. Goalball is a

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designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.

Paralympic Games

2020 Tokyo

The team competed in the

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, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the

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arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan. ;Round-robin ---- ---- ----

World Championships

IBSA

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have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first or second in the tournament may earn a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.

2022 Matosinhos

The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de

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, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed third in Pool D, winning four of seven games, and third in final standings behind Brazil and China.

Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region. Groups A and C are held one year, and Group B the following year. Strong teams move towards Group A.

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