Goalball is a sport with no Olympic counterpart. Koki Nagahama/Getty Images The goals stretch nine meters (roughly 29.5 feet) long, across the entire width of the court.

Boccia and goalball are the two Paralympic sports that don’t have an Olympic counterpart. Here’s what you need to know before you tune in: ...

Goalball events will take place between Thursday, August 29 and Thursday, September 5 in Paris. A men’s and a women’s competition will be held with eight teams in each. Goalball athletes are visually ...

PARIS — Something changes when U.S. Paralympian Tyler Merren puts on his eyeshades. Merren, a 20-year member of the American Paralympic goalball squad, is blind. He walks with a cane and reads ...

Goalball at the 2024 Paris Paralympics will air on USA Network and CNBC, and stream on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms starting on Thursday, August 29. Dates: August 29 - September 5 Medal events: ...

The Olympics has two finals, one each for men and women, whereas the most recent Paralympics in Tokyo had 29, ... Less familiar are boccia (pronounced bot-cha) and goalball.

Growing up as the only person in her family and community that was blind, discovering goalball at 16-years-old was life changing for U.S Paralympian Eliana Mason.

Of the 22 Summer Paralympic Games, goalball is one of two sports without an Olympic equivalent. In other words, it is a sport all its own. I've played goalball, and this is not an easy sport ...

Goalball is a sport with no Olympic counterpart. Koki Nagahama/Getty Images. The goals stretch nine meters (roughly 29.5 feet) long, across the entire width of the court.

Goalball is a sport with no Olympic counterpart. - Koki Nagahama/Getty Images The goals stretch nine meters (roughly 29.5 feet) long, across the entire width of the court.