India's visually-impaired players dribble, debate on and off field
The Times of India|November 28, 2022
Take 20-year-old Shivam Negi for instance. A member of the national blind football team, Negi along with three other NIEVPD students is ardently following the matches by listening to live commentary.
Kalyan Das
India's visually-impaired players dribble, debate on and off field

Dehradun: At India’s premier institute for the blind in Dehradun, which currently has four out of eight players in the national blind football team, visually-impaired students are following the ongoing FIFA World Cup by religiously listening to commentary daily and replicating their favourite player’s moves during practice drills.

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