Oscar Onrubia

Started: He began playing wheelchair basketball at age seven in Barcelona, Spain. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) Reason: His parents signed him up for the sport so he could be active. He also tried swimming and handcycling before starting to focus on wheelchair basketball at age 12. "[Swimming and handcycling] are individual sports so I got bored. In basketball I talked to people and had more fun." (latribunadealbacete.es, 12 Mar 2023; marca.com, 03 Dec 2021; Athlete, 23 Aug 2021) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (latribunadealbacete.es, 12 Mar 2023) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES In 2019 he was one of the six people who took part in the Spanish TV programme 'Proyecto Arkano'. The show was a weekly series of debates in which the group discussed topics such as bullying and social networks. (rtve.es, 29 Apr 2019)