Blind players all set to take on the world

GOALBALL is one of the fastest growing sports for blind people – and is certain to attract big crowds at the 2023 International Blind Sports Federation World Games

Mark Winder, head of Goalball UK, said: “Our GB squads are deep in preparation for the Games It’s going to be a fantastic showcase of high-performance VI (visually impaired) sport right here in the UK ”

The aim of the game is to score goals by quickly and precisely firing a 1 25kg ball across the court and defending shots from the opposing team using their bodies

Games are split into two 12minute halves and are played on a court measuring 18m x 9m wide with two teams made up of three players each, and goals spanning the width of each nine-metre court end