B2 has its history in the early history of blind sports. When blind people first started competing, people believed people who had better vision could unfairly compete against people with worse vision. Different groups around vision problem were developed by the IBSA to make playing sport more fair for people with different levels of blindness.
The IBSA B2 is mostly the same since it was created, even as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) changed methods to allow people to fairly compete against each other based on functional ability.
Equipment used by B2 sportspeople may include sighted guides, guide rails, beeping balls and clap sticks. The use of a sighted guide by B2 athletes depends on the sport. For blind archery, B2 sportspeople use a sighting device based on the sense of touch and must not be able to see well enough to use a bowsight.
Penelope (given name)
Penelope is a female given name. People named Penelope include Penélope Cruz and Penelope Ann Miller. Fictional Penelopes include Penelope Pussycat from Warner Bros' "Looney Tunes" and Penelope Clearwater in the "Harry Potter" novels.
José Antonio Expósito
José Antonio Expósito Pineiro (born in Águilas on May 2, 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain.
He was born on May 2, 1978 in Águilas, Murcia. He has an intellectual disability,
Antonio competes in T20 (track) and F20 (field) events. He has held the F20 Long Jump world record since 2005. He competed at the 2008 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia, and finished first in the 60 meters and long jump, and third in the 4x400 meter event. He finished first in the 2010 European championships in the 100 meters and long jump events.
Expósito competed in 2010 INAS European Athletics Championship and finished first in the long jump and 100 meter events. He competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships where he was one of thirty-two athletes from Spain. He competed in the 2011 INAS World Games, and finished second in the 4x100 meter relay with teammates Francisco Santiago, Alberto Palomo and Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez.
Expósito has finished first at the Spanish national championships. He competed in the 2012 Spanish national championships held in San Javier. In 2012, he had a €23,000 athlete scholarship with a €3,000 reserve and a €2,500 coaching scholarship. He competed in the 2013 World Athletics Championships for people with intellectual disabilities hosted by the Czech Republic. He finished first in the long jump. He injured himself after his final jump.
Expósito competed at 2000 Summer Paralympics for Spain in the javelin and shot put. He did not finish in the top three in those events. He finished first in the 100 meters and the long jump. He could not compete in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics because cheating at the 2000 Games which included people with intellectual disabilities resulted in people with intellectual disabilities not being allowed to compete in those years. People with intellectual disabilities were allow to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Expósito finished first in the F20 Long Jump event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Vicente Galiana Sánchez
Vicente Galiana Sánchez (born August 3, 1977 in Alicante) is a goalball athlete from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind. He became blind when he was three years old. His job is working as a coupon seller. He played goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. His team was third. He played goalball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team was six. He played goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. His team was 12.
Raul García Gutierrez
Raul García Gutierrez (born December 3, 1971 in Garrovillas, Cáceres) is a goalball athlete from Spain. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B2 type athlete. His job is working as a coupon seller. He played goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. His team was third. He played goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. His team was 12.
Aranzazu González Muñoz
Aranzazu Gonzalez Muñoz (born June 5, 1975 in San Sebastian, Guipúzcoa) is a swimmer from Spain. She has a disability and is an S4 type swimmer. She raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She finished first in the 50 meter breaststroke, 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle races.
Antonia
The name Antonia is a female given name. This name is from Roman origin. It is a feminine form of the name Antonio. The meanings of the name are "priceless", "beautiful" and "praiseworthy". There are several princesses and famous people named "Antonia". A French form of the name is Antoinette.
Javier Goñi Lopéz
Javier Goñi Lopéz (born 12 April 1986 in Madrid) is a swimmer from Spain. He has a disability: He cannot see everything and is an S11/B1 type swimmer. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. He finished second in the 100 meter backstroke race.
Jordi Gordillo Brunet
Jordi Gordillo Brunet (born August 16, 1983 in Barcelona) is a swimmer from Spain. He has a disability: He has cerebral palsy and is an S5 type swimmer. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. He finished third in the 4 x 50 meter 20 point medley relay. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. He finished second in the 4 x 50 meter 20 point medley relay.
Iván Hompanera Alvarez
Ivan Hompanera Alvarez (born January 26, 1969 in Barcelona) is a track and field athlete from Spain. He has a disability: He has cerebral palsy and a T38 type athlete. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. He finished first in the 5,000 meter race and the 800 meter race. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece.
Jesus Iglesias Cortes
Jesus Iglesias Cortes (born December 25, 1968 in Barcelona) is a swimmer from Spain. He had a disability: he is an S7 type swimmer. He raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the 100 meter breaststroke. He finished second in the 4 x 50 meter 20 points freestyle relay race. He finished third in the 50 meter S7 freestyle race and the 4 x 50 meter 20 points medley relay race.
Juan Francisco Jimenez Romano
Juan Francisco Jimenez Romano (born March 16, 1981 in Castello De La Plana, Castellón) is a swimmer from Spain. He had a disability: he is an S8 type swimmer. He raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. He finished third in the 4 x 100 meter 34 Points freestyle men's race. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He finished second in the 400 meter Freestyle race. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He finished third in the 100 meter Freestyle race.
Helsingin Sanomat
Helsingin Sanomat, nickname "Hesari", is a newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries. It is owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily.
Letter box
A letter box (or mail box) is a box or hole for receiving mail at a house or office. For collecting mail that is being sent, a post box is generally used instead.
Bridget
Bridget is a female given name. It comes from the Irish word "brígh", which means "power, vigor, strength, virtue". Another meaning for this name is "exalted one".
The name is very popular in Ireland as a result of the popularity of Saint Brigid of Kildare. In the United States, "Bridget" was most often used in the 1970s, when it ranked near 153. The name has since dropped in its being popular in the United States. People named "Bridget" include Bridget Fonda.
Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
The Memorial Stadium is a sports ground in Bristol, England. It is dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I.
Horfield
Horfield is a suburb of the city of Bristol, in southwest England.
Horfield is home to the Memorial Stadium, a sports stadium built for the Bristol Rugby Club. In 1996, the stadium also became home to Bristol Rovers Football Club.