Nikolai Kornhass

Started: He took up Para judo in 2011 at age 18. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016) Reason: "My sporting career began with football when I was five. I only started judo when I was 10 years old at a gymnastics club in Gundelfingen [in Germany]. As a young boy, I loved to be active and did a lot of exercise. For example, I played football in a club and also cycled and skied a lot. When I was eight, my eyesight gradually started to get worse and some sports became more difficult. That's when I started judo in my village club. Despite my visual impairment, I was able to train without any restriction." (parasport.de, 01 Jan 2024; team-tokio-mrn.de, 01 Jan 2019)