Wilians Silva de Araujo

Started: He took up the sport in 2009 at a local club. (cbdv.org.br, 12 Jan 2020; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016) Reason: He also tried swimming and football but adapted better to judo at elite level. "I like to swim, but I did not like training with the high performance team. I tried football, but I was not very good even when I had perfect vision, after being blind it was pure chaos." (vavel.com.br, 28 Aug 2016; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016) Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (noticiasaominuto.com.br, 25 Aug 2023) Awards: He received the 'Premio Paralimpico' [Paralympic Award] for Para Judoka of the Year from the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB] in 2014, 2015, 2022, and 2023. (cbdv.org.br, 13 Dec 2023; cpb.org.br, 01 Jan 2016) He was named Male Para Athlete of the Year for 2022 by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (cpb.org.br, 09 Feb 2023)