Noah Mbuyamba

Started: He took up Para athletics in January 2018. (artsenauto.nl, 03 Jul 2018) Reason: "In the past football was my passion, and I felt that losing a leg would also make me lose part of myself, so I needed another sport. In the end I focused entirely on Para athletics. Rehabilitation and 'just' walking again was not enough for me, I wanted to run. The first time I ran with [a running blade] it felt fantastic. I was always fast when I played football. I felt as if I regained some of my former self." (menshealth.com, 08 Apr 2019; artsenauto.nl, 03 Jul 2018; hbvl.be, 26 Mar 2018; gofundme.com, 16 Mar 2018) Ambition: To jump more than seven metres by the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. (ortho-technics.nl, 01 Apr 2024) Additional Info: HERITAGE He was born in the Netherlands to a Congolese father and a Dutch mother. (noahmbuyamba.com, 2021)