Goalball

Acknowledging the huge job to be done, both in terms of explaining sports such as Boccia and goalball to the public, and raising the profile of the athletes, Hollingsworth admits there will be thorny challenges. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Boccia, goalball and wheelchair rugby are the only Paralympic-specific sports. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Boccia is best described as a wheelchair version of boules, while goalball is for unsighted athletes and resembles handball. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Reuters Nancy Morin, left, and Annette Lisabeth prepare before their women's goalball match against Brazil. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Hey, you're talking to a girl who wrote about goalball - played by blind people - and sit-volleyball, played by amputees across a 4-foot-high net. ❋ Unknown (2005)

All nine provinces will be taking part in nine codes of sport (soccer, netball, athletics, swimming, sevens rugby, cricket, table tennis, field hockey and goalball). ❋ Unknown (2002)

Seattle's only goalball team practices at Franklin High School. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Needham also said the success of 30-year-old Forest, a former Summer Paralympic gold medallist in goalball, is huge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But it's not winning that makes goalball so great for Ward. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ward and her teammates made up some of the approximately 70 blind and visually impaired youth from across Utah who participated in Friday's statewide goalball tournament. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ward, who is entering her third year of goalball play, repeatedly blocked shots with no help from her eyes, but rather by listening to the three bells inside of the ball as it rolled closer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Making friends and learning about teamwork is why Jalayne Engberg, an International Blind Sports Association referee and teacher in the Alpine School District, has actively worked to encourage goalball in Utah. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Visually impaired competitors score in goalball tourney ❋ Unknown (2010)