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.

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 ...

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 ...

During the men’s gymnastics pommel horse finals at Saturday’s Olympics, pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik abandoned his glasses before he stepped up to the apparatus.

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.

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 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: ...

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.

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.