Man-Kei To

Started: She began playing Para badminton in 2013 in Herne, Belgium. She started competing at international level in 2015. (gsportvlaanderen.be, 01 Jan 2022; badmintoneurope.com, 24 Aug 2020) Reason: She played tennis before sustaining a spinal cord injury in a traffic accident in 2007, and wanted to pursue another racket sport. "Originally I was thinking of wheelchair tennis, but I fell in love with badminton." (gsportvlaanderen.be, 01 Jan 2022; sporza.be, 02 Jan 2024) Ambition: To win a medal in singles at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and to compete at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. (sporza.be, 02 Jan 2024) Awards: In 2024 she was named Para Badminton Player of the Year by the Badminton European Confederation. (badmintonvlaanderen.be, 25 May 2024) She was named Top Sports Laureate at the 2023 Sportkrasjel in Ninove, Belgium. (ninofmedia.tv, 26 Nov 2023) Additional Info: OCCUPATION She has worked as a supply chain analyst for Johnson and Johnson Medical. (Facebook profile, 26 Jun 2024) HERITAGE Her parents are from Hong Kong, China. They moved to Belgium to set up a catering business. (gsportvlaanderen.be, 01 Jan 2022) OTHER ACTIVITIES In 2022 she was elected onto the Badminton World Federation [BWF] Para Badminton Athletes' Commission. Her term is due to run until 2025. (bwfbadminton.com, 11 Mar 2022)