Justus Heinrich

Started: He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2018 at the RSB Thuringia Bulls club in Germany. (Instagram profile, 18 Feb 2024; Athlete, 07 Aug 2024) Reason: He originally played wheelchair basketball for RSB Thuringia Bulls in Germany. He was encouraged by members of the club to try wheelchair rugby. "It started in 2018. I was asked by the rugby department of RSB Thuringia Bulls if I wanted to drop by for training. Before then my basketball coach told me to try it out." (Instagram profile, 18 Feb 2024; thbulls.com, 16 Jul 2021) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 18 Feb 2024) Additional Info: OCCUPATION He works in rehabilitation regulation at Reha-Sport-Bildung, a sports club specialising in rehabilitation in Elxleben, Germany. (Facebook profile, 18 Feb 2024; reha-sport-bildung.de, 01 Jan 2024)