Tenpin Bowling is very popular among the blind. It is played in more than twenty countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. There are countless reasons for Tenpin Bowling’s popularity among the blind. First of all, it is a game of recreation which can be enjoyed by the blind and the sighted on an […]
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Draughts is a two palyers game with 12 or 20 dice on 64 or 100 square tables. Players moves makes alternately. The aim of game is to hit all the opponent dices or make the situation that opponent does not have a move to make. One of the best Latvian draughters was Guntis Valneris. Why […]
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Chess is table game who is playing two players. It palying on a squaretable with eight collons and eight rows, summary making 64 square fieldsin two colors- dark and bright. Each player starts game with 16 figureswho can be moved and they can knock out opponents figures in differentways. At the start of game each […]
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Showdown was invented by Joe Luis from Canada in 1960. At the moment showdown basically is playing in Asia, America, and Europe. Game after this was played like an entartainment game in Longisland Paralympics 1984. has growned very well. Showdonwn plays 2 people on a special table , who is equipped with two goals(Goal holes) […]
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Powerlifting in IBSA calendar is relatively new sports. First IBSA world Championships was held only in 2000. in Netherlands. Powerlifting for blind sportists have the same rules as for fully sighted powerlifters. There are only one change – coach can guide sportist to the lifting platform and be with sportist till he starts lifting. In […]
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Competitions for blind or visually impaired swimmers going on with IBSA made regulation, which is based on International Swimming Federation rules , varying those and considering 3 IBSA clasifications(B1, B2 and B3). Blind swimmers competes in the same disciplines like fully sighted swimmers ( freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and brass). Main difference in blind swimming is […]
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In Judo more than in any other sports blind people can compete with fully sighted sportists, because for Judo sportist it;s importsnt to feel not to see. Competitions of Judo for blind and visually impaired sportists happens with IBSA help and with rules who asks for a little bit changes comparing with International Judo Federation […]
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Due to orientation problems, which makes size of the football field , blind footballers instead of eleven palyers decides to play with five players on the field. Rules of FIFA are adapted for blind players, and thats why for playing football there are the same circumstances. The lenght of football game is fifty minutes , […]
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Goalball is a team game. There participates two teams. In each team three palyers- with a view against each other. Each team is located in their side of field. The aim of the game is to throw ball in the opponent team goal. Field Size 18×9 metres. Team field: three metres big field infront of […]
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Nordic Skiing Blind and visually impaired skiers competes in the same sports like fully sighted skiers: in slalom, giant slalom, downhill and supergiant. In this sports ae applied International Skiing Federation rules with small changes, which made IBSA and Paralympic Comitee(IPC). In mountain skiing participates all B categories (B1, B2, B3). In IPC and IFS […]
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Tandem Cycling are very similiar to the traditional cycling. Neccesary driving for blind cyclist makes this sports tandem cycling, for guide or pilot sitting front , but blind or visually impaired cyclist- in the back. Tandem Cycling for blind people started in 1973. in France and for part of IBSA programme became in 1988. In […]
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Athletics is the most exposed sports. In athletics participating around 70 countries in the world. Competitions are organized according to the system of the International Blind Sports Federation(IBSA). Rules of the International Athletics Federation fully aplies for B3 class athletes, but there are included nesessary changes in cases with bigger issues with vision, like they […]
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