Akiko Adachi
![Adachi after winning the gold medal at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Adachi_Akiko_Women%27s_goalball_awards_2012_Paralympics_%28cropped%29.jpg)
She was diagnosed with macular degeneration in her right eye when she was 14 years old. When she was 20, a visual condition also developed in her left eye, causing impairment. She began playing goalball in 2006, at age 23. Provided by Wikipedia