China's Blind Soccer team minds set on gold

China's Blind Football team, which was founded in 2005 and won silver at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, have had great performances in many international competitions and have won many awards. To get themselves ready for the London Paralympics, the team attended a nine-month training camp in Fuzhou, Fujian province. After the training, a team of eight athletes, two goalkeepers, a guide member, and a coach were selected for the upcoming Paralympics. Five of the athletes had competed at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008. The team will leave for London on Aug 22 and their goal for the London Paralympics is to win gold.

An athlete of China's Blind Football team is wearing an absorbent cloth over his eyes, before putting on his eyepatches at a training session, on Aug 14, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Athletes of China's Blind Football team practice in Fuzhou, Fujian province on Aug 14, 2012. Although the players are without vision, they are very good at listening to each other for the direction of the football.  [Photo/Asianewsphoto]