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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 54 – Meeting Zach Buhler, a Paralympian in Goalball & Beep Baseball World Series Champion

Broadcast on:
08 Jan 2022

In Episode 54 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we chat with Zach Buhler, a multisport adaptive athlete from Indiana who competed in goalball at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. He talked about:

  • His early years and childhood
  • How he lost his sight in his pre-teen years
  • Being a military spouse and a Paralympic husband
  • How he got introduced to goal ball and beep baseball
  • His beep baseball accomplishments as a member of the five-time defending World Series champion Indy Thunder in the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA)
  • His experience at the Tokyo Paralympic Games and his take on how the USA men’s goalball team performed
  • Other adaptive sports for the blind he has tried and some he would like to try
  • How playing adaptive sports can completely change one’s perspective for the better

Follow Zach on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/buhlerz5 and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/zachbuhler5.