Haruki Torii

Started: He began playing goalball in 2021 while he was at high school. (jgba.or.jp, 01 Apr 2023, 23 Jan 2023) Reason: He played baseball at Meitoku Gakuen Soyo High School in Odawara, Japan, and then started playing goalball in grade 11. The following year, he decided to focus on goalball after he was selected for the J-Star project, which was searching for elite Para athletes. "I began taking goalball seriously in the winter of year 11 in high school. During a career counselling period, my homeroom teacher visited a vocational training school for individuals with an impairment on my behalf. Then, I was introduced to a student involved in goalball in Kanagawa Prefecture, and I had the opportunity to participate in a tryout." (jgba.or.jp, 01 Apr 2023) Ambition: To win gold at the Paralympic Games in 2024 and 2028. (jgba.or.jp, 01 Apr 2023)