Lennart Sass

Started: He took up judo at age five at the Rendsburger TSV club in Germany. "Competing for the club means a lot to me because I grew up there and they helped me to start my judo career twice." (kn-online.de, 16 Aug 2023) Reason: He competed in judo at youth national level and then played handball for six years before he lost his vision at age 16. "Handball and my daily six-kilometre commute to school by bike were replaced by my former sport of judo, which I took up again. It is my heart's passion and the sport is even more challenging in the Paralympic field. Through judo I knew I had strong willpower." (archysport.com, 22 Nov 2023; ndr.de, 22 Nov 2023; kn-online.de, 16 Aug 2023; lhon-deutschland.de, 01 Jan 2018) Ambition: To win a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (ndr.de, 22 Nov 2023) Additional Info: OTHER STUDIES He has studied at Kiel University in Germany. (Facebook profile, 13 Dec 2022)