blind athletes
Visually impaired sportspeople
Blind athletes are competitors in sports who have significant visual impairment or complete blindness.
They participate in adapted versions of mainstream sports or disciplines designed specifically for the visually impaired, often using auditory cues, guide runners, or modified equipment: Blind athletes in goalball wear eyeshades to ensure equal conditions.
Paralympic classifications categorize athletes by degree of vision loss.
- goalballTeam sport for visually impaired
- tandem cyclingTwo riders, one bike
- guide runnerSighted racing partner
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- Paralympic GamesMulti-sport event for athletes with disabilities
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- Disability StoriesHelen Keller, Stephen Hawking, Beethoven, Stevie Wonder, Frida Kahlo
- blindnessblindness, total blindness, partial blindness, low vision, legal blindness
blind athletesspectators
Those who observe events
sports fans · observers · viewers · bystanders · onlookers
blind athletesOlympic athletes
Competitors in quadrennial international games