B2 and B3 players will now be able to compete alongside B1 athletes in International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) women's football five-a-side competition.
Ukraine beat England in the final of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championship in Antalya today.
England are through to the final of the International Blind Sports Federation Partially Sighted Football World Championship in Antalya, despite losing to Russia in their last round-robin match today.
Ukraine maintained their place at the top of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championship standings with a fifth consecutive win.
Ukraine won their fourth consecutive match at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championship in Antalya.
Turkey picked up their first points of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championship by stunning Russia.
Ukraine begun their International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championship title defence with a victory over hosts Turkey.
Hamdi Aydemir netted a hat-trick as Turkey made a winning start to the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football (B2/B3) World Championships in Antalya.
Seven teams are set to contest the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football (B2/B3) World Championships, starting tomorrow in the Turkish city of Antalya.
Morocco completed the line-up for the blind football tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after successfully defending their African Championships title.
Costa Rica retained their Blind Football Central American Championship title with a thumping 5-0 win over hosts Guatemala in the final.
The Pararoos, Australia’s senior men’s national football team for athletes with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, or symptoms acquired from stroke, are set to play their first match on home soil since the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney this month.
China defended their Blind Football Asian Championships title by beating Iran 1-0 in today's final in Thailand.
Iran overcame hosts Thailand in a closely fought match to reach the final of the Blind Football Asian Championships and qualify for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
China and Iran topped their respective groups at the Blind Football Asian Championships in Pattaya, overcoming their closest challengers today.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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