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Sports Without Sight: The sound-driven world of blind athletes

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The History of Goal Ball

Gobal's e canalypic sport played by blind and visionly hired athletes. Players spend most of the game kneeling or crouched on all fours. Goal ball players wear eye shades so that partially sided players don't have an advantage. The crowd is also expected to stay quiet when the ball is in play.

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