Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 7-a-side football at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Hockey Field from September 8 to September 16. One event was contested, a men's team competition. The sport of 7-a-side football is for people with cerebral palsy; athletes classified as CP5 through CP8 may take part. The classification system grades player by the extent of their disability, with lower numbers corresponding to more severe impairment. At least one CP5 or CP6 player, and no more than three CP8 players, may be on the field at a given time. Eight teams
Field handball at 14 metres from the goal. The goal is 7.32 meters wide and 2.44 meters high. The game is played with the same ball as the indoor type by two teams of 11 players (plus 2 reserves) and two periods of 30 minutes each. Indoor handball gradually grew in popularity to replace field handball and the last field handball World Championship was played in 1966. The grandfather of the singer Andy Bell, Eugenius Bell, was one of England's most famous field handball players. Field handball Field handball (also known as outdoor handball or grass handball) was a form of what