Despite being born with only one limb, Irishman Colin Judge searched for a sport and is now looking forward to his second Paralympics.
Dubliner Colin Judge will compete at his second Paralympics in Paris and says he could prolong his table tennis career until the LA Games in 2028"If your goal is complicated and what you are trying to achieve is difficult, you are bound to encounter adversity.
At Place de La Concorde, the 29-year-old will look to pick out proud parents Michelle and Brian and brother Niall in the crowd, along with his aunt Anna and other family members and friends determined to squeeze every drop out of the Paris Games experience after none of them could join him in Tokyo three years ago amid the Covid-19 restrictions.
"Failure is a reality. I learned that at a young age when my mum used to put my shirt and tie on the bed every morning," recalled Judge."I figured out so many different ways that didn’t work and then I found a way that did. That’s the main message I would give to kids." In tandem with his table tennis prowess, he excelled academically at St Michael's College in Dublin and University College Dublin as his mathematical ability enabled him to become an actuary, with KPMG having been among his employers before he concentrated fully on table tennis.
"I knew I couldn’t compete unless I became a much better table tennis player so I moved to a club in Germany and then based myself in Slovakia for a year.
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