It featured at the paralympics for the first time at athens 2004, and has been contested at every games since.

Paralympic 5 a side football rules. World championships take place every four years in between the paralympics. The rules the goalkeeper must stay in his penalty area throughout the game, but can issue. Official website of the paralympic movement.

Played by blind and partially sighted athletes. It is played with modified fifa rules. Outfield players must be classified as completely blind (b1 category), which means they have very low.

16 august 2021 disability sport. Classes athletes who compete in blind football have a very low visual acuity and/ or no light perception (fully blind or nearly fully blind). The duration of the match is.

Paralympic games on the bbc. Outfield players must be classified as completely blind (b1 category), which means they have very low visual. To ensure fair competition all players (except for the.

This sport is open to para athletes with a visual impairment. Each outfield player wears eye shades. Paralympics, a division of the nonprofit usopc, is dedicated to becoming the world leader in the paralympic movement and promoting excellence in the lives of people with disabilities.