London Paralympics: Goalball
THIS EVENT ENDED ON THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2012
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The London 2012 Goalball competitions take part at the Handball Arena in the Olympic Park from Thursday 30 August until Friday 7 September. Another sport unique to the Paralympics, Goalball was developed as a rehabilitation activity for visually impaired World War Two veterans. The game is played on an indoor court between two teams of three athletes using a large rubber ball with bells inside. The goals are 9m wide (the entire width of the pitch) and 1.3m high and the aim is to score by rolling the ball into the opposition's goal, past the prone opposition players who may use any part of their bodies to keep the ball from the back of the net. All players wear eyeshades so that players with varying degrees of vision can compete. A match is split into two halves of 12 minutes with each team taking it in turns to throw towards the opposition goal. Both the men's and the women's competition will start with a round-robin group stage before the best teams qualify for the quarter-finals and beyond. The reigning men's Paralympic champions are China (men) and USA (women).
About Copper Box Arena
The 7,000-capacity Copper Box, home to the Handball Arena during the 2012 Olympics, has been transformed into a new venue for a wide range of indoor sports as well as cultural and business events. Located in the west of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park close to Hackney Wick station, it was one of the first legacy venues to re-open. More about Copper Box Arena
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Date / Time | Event name | Venue |
30th Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Aug 30 (PXO01) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
30th Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
30th Aug 13:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Aug 30 (PXO01) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
30th Aug 13:00 - 17:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
30th Aug 18:00 - 22:00 | Women's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
30th Aug 18:00 - 22:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Aug 30 (PXO01) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | Women's preliminaries (1 match) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Aug 31 (PXO02) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 13:00 - 17:00 | Men's preliminaries (1 match) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 13:00 - 17:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 13:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Aug 31 (PXO02) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 18:00 - 22:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
31st Aug 18:00 - 22:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Aug 31 (PXO02) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 9:00 - 12:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 01 (PXO03) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 13:00 - 17:00 | Men's preliminaries (1 match) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 13:00 - 17:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 13:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 01 (PXO03) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 18:00 - 22:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 18:00 - 22:00 | Women's preliminaries (1 match) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
1st Sep 18:00 - 22:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 01 (PXO03) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
2nd Sep 9:00 - 12:00 | Women's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
2nd Sep 9:00 - 12:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 02 (PXO04) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
2nd Sep 13:00 - 17:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
2nd Sep 13:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 02 (PXO04) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
2nd Sep 18:00 - 22:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 02 (PXO04) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
2nd Sep 18:00 - 22:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
3rd Sep 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
3rd Sep 9:00 - 12:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 03 (PXO05) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
3rd Sep 13:00 - 16:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
3rd Sep 13:00 - 16:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 03 (PXO05) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
3rd Sep 18:00 - 20:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
3rd Sep 18:00 - 20:00 | 09:00 - 22:30 Sept 03 (PXO05) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
4th Sep 9:00 - 11:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
4th Sep 9:00 - 11:00 | 09:00 - 20:45 Sept 04 (PXO06) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
4th Sep 12:00 - 14:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
4th Sep 12:00 - 14:00 | 09:00 - 20:45 Sept 04 (PXO06) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
4th Sep 17:00 - 20:00 | Men's preliminaries (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
4th Sep 17:00 - 20:00 | 09:00 - 20:45 Sept 04 (PXO06) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
5th Sep 9:00 - 11:00 | 09:00 - 22:15 Sept 05 (PXO07) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
5th Sep 9:00 - 11:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
5th Sep 12:00 - 16:00 | Men's quarter-final | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
5th Sep 12:00 - 16:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
5th Sep 12:00 - 16:00 | 09:00 - 22:15 Sept 05 (PXO07) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
5th Sep 18:00 - 22:00 | Men's quarter-finals (3 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
5th Sep 18:00 - 22:00 | 09:00 - 22:15 Sept 05 (PXO07) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
6th Sep 13:00 - 16:00 | Women's semi-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
6th Sep 13:00 - 16:00 | 09:00 - 22:15 Sept 06 (PXO08) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
6th Sep 18:00 - 21:00 | Men's semi-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
6th Sep 18:00 - 21:00 | 09:00 - 22:15 Sept 06 (PXO08) based on availability | London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
7th Sep 13:00 - 16:00 | Women's bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
7th Sep 13:00 - 16:00 | 09:00 - 21:35 Sept 07 (PXO09) based on availability This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
7th Sep 18:00 - 21:00 | Men's bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
7th Sep 18:00 - 21:00 | 09:00 - 21:35 Sept 07 (PXO09) based on availability This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics Handball Arena (The Copper Box) |
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