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    Malmo 2018: Sweden reveal team for goalball Worlds

    15.05.2018

    Hosts drawn in tough-looking Group A together with men’s Paralympic champions Lithuania

    Sweden to stage 2018 Goalball World Championships Sweden to stage 2018 Goalball World Championships © • Getty Images
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    Hosts Sweden have announced their men’s team for their home International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball World Championships taking place in Malmo between 3 and 8 June.

    Under manager Florim Seremeti and assistant manager Zoltan Szabo, six players and two reserves will represent their country.

    Most recently, Sweden just missed out on a medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, where they lost 6-5 in overtime to Brazil in the bronze medal match.

    The team remains broadly unchanged from then and will be led once again by team captain Fatmir Seremeti. Stefan Gahne, Nils Posse and Mikael Akerberg also return after Rio.

    Sweden will play Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, China, Turkey and Paralympic champions Lithuania in group A at the Baltiska Hallen and Baltiska Traningshalle.

    Malmo 2018 will also be the first chance for athletes to secure quota places for their countries for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. A total of 28 of the best men’s and women’s teams will compete.

    Team roster

    Fatmir Seremeti

    Stefan Gahne

    Magnus Rendahl

    Olof Ryberg

    Nils Posse

    Mikael Akerberg

    First reserve: Dzenan Ajdinoviv

    Second reserve: Johan Pettersson

    Information such as schedule and ticket sales is available on the World Championships’ official website.

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