USA WOMEN’S GOALBALL TEAM OPENS TOKYO WITH WIN OVER BRAZIL

Rematch of Rio 2016 bronze medal game once again goes in U.S. favor TOKYO, Japan (Aug. 25, 2021) – Picking right up where they left off five years ago, the USA Women’s Goalball Team opened the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a 6-4 victory over Brazil. The game was a rematch of the bronze-medal contest at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, where the American squad also prevailed, 3-2. Five of the six members of the U.S. team in Tokyo were part of that bronze-medal winning Rio squad, so the familiarity with their opponent was instrumental. “It’s to our advantage to have…  Read More

Visionary Sponsorship: Hyperice Partners with Blind Athletes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsxw6DYc2Mo Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 4, 2021) -- The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) announced today that Hyperice, the industry leader in recovery technology and pioneer of percussion, vibration, dynamic air compression and thermal technology, has officially signed a two-year sponsorship deal as the Official Recovery Technology Partner of USA Goalball, the USA Blind Soccer Developmental Program and the USABA. With a full slate of international goalball competition and a blind soccer development camp scheduled over the coming weeks, the timing is ideal. “The commitment from a world-class brand like Hyperice to support our blind athletes’ recovery and…  Read More