British Columbia Blind Sports and Recreation Association

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BCBSRA offers opportunities for members to participate in 11 sports.  

In most events, athletes are classified according to the degree of vision they have.  This classification system (see below) helps makes the Games fair for athletes with different disabilities. Select a sport and learn the types of modifications that these sports use to allow a person with a visual impairment to participate, as well as to see results and athlete profiles for each sport.  BCBSRA members compete in the following sports at various levels, from the local club competition, to regional, Provincial Games, the National Championships, and international events and championships or the Paralympic Games:

Athletics (track and field) *
Curling
Dragon Boat
Goalball *
Golf
Hockey
Judo *
Karate
Lawn Bowls
Powerlifting
Showdown
Skiing
Swimming *
Tandem Cycling *
Triathlon
Wrestling

* indicates a Paralympic sport

BC Athlete Assistance Program 2007-2008

BC Blind Sports is accepting applications for support from the BC Athlete Assistance Program (BC AAP)

Available support is awarded to those athletes who best meet the established Criteria for eligible sports. These sports are currently supported by BC Blind Sports and Recreation Association for purposes of the BC AAP program. For details, click here.

General Description of Sight Classification

B1     No light perception in neither eye up to light perception but inability to recognize the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.

B2    From ability to recognize the shape of a hand up to visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees.

B3    From visual acuity above 2/60 up to visual acuity of 6/60 and/or a visual field of more than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees.

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