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4 unusual facts about goalball


2008 ASEAN ParaGames

The 4th ASEAN Para Games sports include archery, athletics, badminton, boccia, chess, fencing, goalball, judo, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis.

Australian Blind Sports Federation

Blind and vision impaired athletes and teams participate in national championships in Athletics, Cricket, Equestrian, Goalball, Golf, Judo, Karate, Lawn Bowls, Powerlifting, Rowing, Sailing, Swimming, Tandem cycling, Tenpin Bowling, Water Skiing, Wrestling, and Winter Sports.

Goalball

International Blind Sports Federation rules require the field of play to be 18m long by 9m wide (about 19.7 yards by 9.8 yards).

The current (2010–2013) official rules for Goalball may be downloaded from the International Blind Sports Federation website.


Australia men's national goalball team

Goalball national team members who have been part of this program include Warren Lawton, Robert Crestani and Kevin Frew.

Copper Box

Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted modern pentathlon (fencing) during the Olympics and was the goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.


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