Kazuya Kaneko

Started: He began playing goalball in 2011 in grade nine of middle school. He took up the sport competitively in 2015 after graduating from high school. (parasapo.tokyo, 21 Aug 2020; sportiva.shueisha.co.jp, 14 Aug 2019) Reason: He played baseball while he was at primary school. After he quit the sport, his mother took him to a Paralympian talent identification camp where he tried goalball. (parasapo.tokyo, 21 Aug 2020; city.saitama.jp, 01 Mar 2020) Ambition: To win a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (bs4.jp, 19 Nov 2023)