Goalball

Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. It was devised by an Austrian, Hanz Lorenzen, and a German, Sepp Reindle, in 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired World War II veterans.

The sport evolved into a competitive game over the next few decades and was a demonstration event at the 1976 Paralympics in Toronto. The sports first championship was held in 1978 and in 1980 goalball became a part of the Paralympics.

Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded in it, into the opponents' goal. They must use the sound of the bell to judge the position and movement of the ball. Games consist of two 10 minute halves. Blindfolds allow partially sighted and sighted players to compete on an equal footing.