Goalball: Blindfold Paralympic Reverse Dodgeball
Thanks to the team at Goalball UK, and Robert Avery, for letting us have a few minutes on court during their tournament! If you want to play, have a look at http://goalballuk.com -- and if you know any other sports we can try to score Just One Point in, let us know...
Goalball was invented after World War 2 to help rehabilitate blinded ex-servicemen. Nearly seventy years later, it's now a Paralympic sport, where every player has a full blindfold and puts themselves deliberately in the way of a very heavy ball going at 25mph -- and in world-class games, anything up to 60mph. Do try this at home - just with the right safety equipment.
TOM is at http://tomscott.com and / tomscott
MATT is at http://mattg.co.uk and / unnamedculprit
GARY is at / garybrannan
Thanks to Tom Gray and Lucy Kay for camerawork and support!
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