GoalBall, as stated on this blog a few days back, is a paralympic competition featuring three person teams attempting to roll a ball into the opponents net at the oppositie end of a long court.
Competitors are sight-imaired or sightless, all wear eye coverings to make the game fair. The Canadian women's team plays tomorrow, Saturday, in their opening round game against Sweden, at 1:45pm, London time. That means that you may be able to catch the game on the Paralympic You Tube channel, beginning at 8:45AM EST. I'll do my best to post tomorrow if I find more particulars on the coverage, check back here for results, etc, tomorrow night.
We're cheering hard (but silently) for Canada's Cassie Orgeles, daughter of former co-worker, and all around superwoman Jill Claus, who is watching from her home in Africa. Jill posted pictures of the team from London on her Facebook page, evidently the girls are having a great time and are ready to play. Canada is a power in this sport and has a great chance to medal. brigid, megan and i will look forward to our next dim sum outing with Jill and Cassie when both are back home.
Cassie was a gold medalist at the Under 19 Canadian National Championships in 2007 and has been playing the game for 11 years. cassie is a tiger, with a great wit, we wish her great success in London.
On Sunday, the girls play Australia, Monday, Japan, and Tuesday the U.S. depending onhow they do in pool play, they could then move on to the medal round.
We'll keep you posted.
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