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goalball| Sport played by two teams of three visually impaired players. The object of the game is to roll a ball (which weighs 1.25 kg/2.76 lb and contains noise bells) across the opposing team's goal line. If sighted or partially-sighted competitors play, they are blindfolded. |
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| Overall, the pounds 11m of public money remaining in the pot will be split between: fencing, handball, shooting, table tennis, volleyball/beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling, plus Paralympic sports fencing, goalball, volleyball and wheelchair basketball (women). The sports at the Paralympics, which end on September 17, include athletics, swimming, powerlifting, wheelchair fencing and five-a-side and seven-a-side football, as well as the lesser-known goalball and boccia. The 20 sports at the Paralympics, which ends on September 17, include athletics, swimming, powerlifting, wheelchair fencing and five-a-side and seven-a-side football, as well as the lesser-known goalball and boccia. |
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