Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week…

Our second show from the 16th Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

This time we’re talking goalball - a frankly vicious sport specifically developed to help rehabilitate veterans who had lost their sight during the Second World War.

Basically it’s teams of blind and blindfolded people throw a 3 pound ball at each other.

We’re going to get an overview of the sport from Jodi Willis-Roberts - a woman who has not only represented Australia at Paralympic level in goalball, but has also won 7 medals - two of them gold in discus and shotput.

Then we cross to the Olympic Village in Tokyo, to speak to one of the current stars of the Australian Paralympic goalball team Tyan Taylor

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Australian Paralympic goalball star Tyan Taylor in full flight having just released a 1.25 kilogram ball at an unseen opponent.]

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