Goalball

GOALBALL

-Goalball is a balloon sport that is praticed by visually impaired athletes,and is part of Paralympic sports.

It was invented after the Second World War.It is distinguished from torball,another collective ball sport praticed by visually impaired athletes.

-The goalball is played with a rubber ball that contains bells allowing the players to locate it.It takes place on a rectangular ground of 18m by 9.

-the goalball complies with the rules set by the Association of sports for the blind,whick takes account of the handicap of the players.Each game is divided into two halves of twelve minutes break between the two.The goal of the game is toscore as many goals as possible.In the enventh of a tie,extra time is given.The attackers roll the ball with their entire body to intercept the ball.

-The goalball was conceived in 1946 by the Austrian Hanz Lorenzen and the German Sepp Reindle.It evoled in the years 1950 and 1960 and was enventually designated as a demonstration sport at the 1976 Paralympics summer game in Toronto.The first world championship of sport was held in Australia in 1980 summer Paralympics games in Arhem.

Chloé Achard