Osvaldas Bareikis

Started: He took up the sport at age 10 in Vilnius, Lithuania. (sportland.lt, 17 Dec 2021; Athlete, 01 Apr 2016) Reason: He followed a classmate into the sport while studying at the Lithuanian Education Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired. (sportland.lt, 17 Dec 2021) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (lrt.lt, 06 Sep 2022) Additional Info: NON-PARA COMPETITION He has competed in non-Para judo at national level in Lithuania. "A big stimulus for me is the realisation that I can fight not only visually impaired opponents, but also healthy opponents. This shows that we, the visually impaired, are not some kind of exception or weak. We train and prepare for competitions in exactly the same way and are just as strong." (delfi.lt, 06 Oct 2020) FURTHER EDUCATION In 2020 he began studying for a master's degree in industrial engineering at the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University in Lithuania. (ukzinios.lt, 07 Jan 2021; delfi.lt, 06 Oct 2020)