India played Argentina in the group stage of the Blind Football tournament
India played Argentina in the group stage of the Blind Football tournament The University of Birmingham is welcoming athletes from around the world to the IBSA World Games - the first time the World Games have been held in the UK. The University of Birmingham is welcoming blind and partially sighted athletes from around the world to its UK campus as it hosts the 2023 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games. Around 1,150 athletes from more than 70 countries - including Brazil, China, India, United States and Canada - are attending the World Games, which take place from 18 to 27 August, and it is the first time the World Games have been held in the UK. The University is hosting five of the Games' 11 sports - Judo, Blind Football, Showdown, Archery, and Chess - across it's leafy Edgbaston campus, whilst Cricket, Powerlifting, Goalball, Tennis, Partially-sighted Football, and Ten Pin Bowling will take place at venues across the West Midlands. The University of Birmingham is a civic university with a global outlook enjoying deep and wide-ranging research and education links to many countries around the world - notably Brazil, China, India, United States and Canada. Professor Adam Tickell - University of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor & Principal - IBSA's first World Games village will allow competitors to stay, socialise and dine during the tournament. The Athletes' Village will be based at the University's student accommodation, just as it was at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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