Vasile Agache

Started: He took up the sport in 2005. (paralimpicos.es, 29 Mar 2024) Reason: "A person named Miguel Charet came to where I was staying and he asked me to raise my arms. I thought it was a joke but he told me, 'Look, you are going to play this sport [boccia]', and I replied, 'How can I play a sport, don't you see my condition?' He explained the sport to me and I went to play. I became hooked. When this sport appeared in my life I forgot about my impairment." (Tot es un Joc Soundcloud profile, 13 Feb 2016) Awards: In 2022 he was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Catalan Federation of Sports for People with Physical Impairments [FCEDF]. (mifas.cat, 23 Jun 2022) Additional Info: FROM MOLDOVA TO SPAIN Born in the Republic of Moldova, he relocated to Spain in 2002. He received Spanish citizenship in 2017. "I wanted to represent Spain, this is where my family lives and I feel like a Spaniard." (servimedia.es, 31 Mar 2017; Tot es un Joc Soundcloud profile, 13 Feb 2016)