Goalball is unique to the Paralympics, and it’s a sport in which blind people (who are used to navigating the world through ...

Goalball events will take place between Thursday, August 29 and Thursday, September 5 in Paris. A men’s and a women’s competition will be held with eight teams in each. Goalball athletes are visually ...

The complete goalball schedule, including TV listings, is also available on the NBC Olympics schedule page. All live streams are also available to watch on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices via ...

IOC Young Leader Isaiah Kioiloglou is using goalball to promote social change ... She highlights its benefits and the impact of the Paralympic Games on inclusion.

String is taped to the markings on the court to allow players to feel the lines and orientate themselves. Goalball made its Paralympic debut in Toronto, Canada, in 1976, with the women’s event being ...

Israel’s goalball players wore yellow ribbons during their semifinal match, as a sign of solidarity with the Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Israel’s women’s goalball team won silver at the ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The U.S. teams competing in the goalball competition at the Paralympics have strong ties to Western Michigan University. In all, four graduates and a former instructor are in in Rio ...

with canoe and triathlon making their Paralympic debut. Canoe took place at the iconic Lagoa venue whilst triathlon took place along the world famous Copacabana Beach. The full programme featured ...

Goalball, a Paralympic sport, was designed for the blind in the 1940s, when many veterans of World War II had lost their sight. Often set adrift by this unwelcome and unplanned development in ...

PARIS — Amy Burk doesn’t know if her fifth Paralympic Games will be her last ... them fully understand why their mom works so ...