Get To Know Goalball...

As the High Performance Management Organization (HPMO) for the sport of goalball, the United States Association of Blind Athletes represents the sport as a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and oversees the growth and development of the goalball while also developing and selecting athletes to represent the Team USA in goalball at the Paralympic Games and other international competitions.

The Goalball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will take place Aug. 25-Sept. 3, 2021.
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Photo description: A wide shot of the goalball court and competition at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. The USA men's goalball team is competing on the court with the flags of all participating nations hanging from the rafters directly above the court. ... See more

Kudos to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum for garnering another prestigious award!

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado features universal and inclusive design and includes accessible media, audio descriptions, wheelchair accessibility, tactility, open captioning and American Sign Language across all video content as well as other accessibility services.

Be sure to check it out the next time you visit Olympic City USA! ... See more

We're honored to have received the 2020 Grand Award by the International Association for Universal Design: usopm.org/museum-wins-top-award-for-inclusivity-and-accessibility/

USABA is pleased to announce Kyle Coon as the organization’s Program and SafeSport Coordinator.

“I’m incredibly excited, humbled and honored to join the USABA team,” said Coon. “Having been totally blind much of my life I recognize the critical role sports, recreation and physical activity play in the life of someone who is blind or visually impaired—especially today."

Read more: https://www.usaba.org/kyle-coon-named-usaba-program-and-safesport-coordinator/

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Photo description: Kyle Coon and guide Zack Goodman run together toward the finish line during the Legacy Triathlon-USA Paratriathlon National Championships on July 20, 2019, in Long Beach, California (photo by Getty Images) ... See more

After a sudden retinal detachment in 2009 left him permanently blind, Tony Duenas of Los Angeles has completed seven marathons, three triathlons, three half-Ironman triathlons and dozens of other races.

“Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that I would be doing an Ironman or marathons. Not having sight has given me these amazing opportunities that I would have never had.” -Tony Duenas ... See more

With the help of a network of sighted guides, Tony Duenas, 53, found fitness and freedom through endurance athletics after losing his eyesight in 2009.