Audio Description; Goalball Classifications
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During the lockdown period, we all added an extra 40 minutes a day, on average, onto our TV watching time; whether that was watching live TV or via streaming platforms....
show moreGoalball is the sport designed to be played by blind and visually impaired athletes. And, like all parasports, it has a classification system that determines what athletes will compete together to make it an equal playing field. However, some athletes of goalball believe that their classification system has discriminated against them because they are deemed to have 'too much sight' to compete at an international level. We speak to one of the athletes on this and hear about a new PHD research study that could determine any future changes to the sport's classification system.
Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Beth Hemmings
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| Organization | BBC |
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