Sofia Fassi-Fehri

Started: She began playing wheelchair basketball as part of her rehabilitation. She began attending training camps and in 2022 she was invited to attend a training camp with the Canadian national team. (paralympic.ca, 01 Jan 2023; wheelchairbasketball.ca, 18 Sep 2023) Reason: "With wheelchair basketball, I just loved the team spirit. In the beginning, when I was learning the sport, it was more about the socialising aspect and getting to know people and learning how to deal with my disability. Once I learned more about the sport, I loved the strategy behind the game and the contact. I love the sport." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 18 Sep 2023) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.ca, 16 Apr 2024; Basketball Quebec Facebook page, 21 Apr 2024) Additional Info: MOVE TO CANADA Having grown up in Morocco, she first moved to Canada at age 11 when she spent two years living in Moncton, New Brunswick. She returned to Canada at age 18 to study at Polytechnic Montreal in Quebec. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2024) OTHER STUDIES She has studied for a graduate diploma in business administration at Concordia University and for a certificate in computer science at the University of Quebec in Montreal, QC, Canada. She has also studied occupational therapy at the University of Montreal in Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2023; Facebook profile, 16 Jan 2024)