BUOB Nalani

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 2 Feb 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Sport Class: WT

Place of residence : BAAR

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Women's Singles	17

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
3rd on Court 6	Ariake Tennis Park Court 6	Women's Singles First Round CHN WANG ZWANG Ziying Sport Class: WT 6 6 SUI BUOB NBUOB Nalani Sport Class: WT 1 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Playing the violin, horse riding, travelling, reading. (swissparalympic.ch, 07 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

English, German

Left (Instagram profile, 06 Jul 2021)

She took up the sport in 2011. (swissparalympic.ch, 07 Apr 2021)

She was encouraged to begin playing wheelchair tennis by her fifth grade school teacher, Marcel Boss. "He searched for something I could do alone and came up with this. I will never forget that he started all this." (paralympic.org, 11 Feb 2017)

To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (paralympic.org, 11 Feb 2017)

Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis. (paralympic.org, 11 Feb 2017)

Philosophy:

"The wheelchair is a feature not a bug." (swissparalympic.ch, 07 Apr 2021)

General Interest

Classification
Open (itftennis.com, 08 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (swissparalympic.ch, 07 Apr 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (swissparalympic.ch, 07 Apr 2021)

Impairment Details
She has spina bifida. (swissparalympic.ch, 07 Apr 2021)

General
FOUNDATION
She set up a foundation called 'The First Serve', which helps children with impairments in India. The foundation works with ASTHA, an Indian non-governmental organisation. "In India, children with impairments are hidden, they have no prospects compared to Switzerland. With what I do, I want to give these people visibility." (swissparalympic.ch, 07 Apr 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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