Jess Clark grew up participating in a lot of mainstream sport, mostly gymnastics and swimming.

But things weren't always straightforward — as a child with low vision, she never quite felt equipped to succeed in the world of sighted sport.

"Gymnastics was my main sport, and looking back, I don't even know how I did it," Clark said.

"It makes so much sense now why I used to freak out running towards a vault, because I had no idea how far away it was."

It's a familiar feeling for many children with all kinds of disabilities, with their early sporting years often spent attempting to keep up or sounding out where they fit in.

For Clark, that all changed when she was scouted by members of Australia's national goalball set-up.

Goalball — although a long-time Paralympic sport and played inte

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