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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Goalball

Welcome to the Paris 2024 Paralympics! :biggrin:

~ This thread is about Goalball ~

Goalball is a sport for athletes with visual impairments. It is played by two teams of three using a ball with bells inside. The ball is the size of a basketball but twice the weight.

The game is played on a standard volleyball court and the goals are nine metres in width, which is the same length as the court.

All players on the court must be blindfolded and the aim is to roll or throw the ball into the opponents' goal as many times as possible within two halves of 12 minutes.

The ball must make contact with certain areas of the court and once it has passed these points, defenders will attempt to block the ball with their bodies.

Beyond the group stages, drawn matches are resolved by two extra halves of three minutes. If the game is still tied after this period, extra throws will decide the winner - this is goalball's equivalent of a penalty shootout.

For more information on Goalball, check out this page here.
For a guide on Goalball (Where I got the description from) click here
For the 2024 games schedule click here:
here.

Use this thread to make your predictions about these events, and discuss the events as they happen. :smile:

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Some Fun Facts about Goalball
One of 2 Paralympic Sports (Along with Boccia) with no Olympic equivalent.
One of 2 Paralympic sports (Along with Blind Football) where the crowd has to be silent.