Francis Rombouts (boccia)

Francis Rombouts (born 11 February 1984) is a Belgian Paralympic boccia player of Indian descent.

[1] Rombouts was born in India with cerebral palsy and was adopted at the age of 18 months by a Belgian family.

[2] He is a member of Spinnaker in Ekeren, Belgium, a sporting club associated with Heder, an institution for children, youngsters and adults with a mental or physical disability.

[1][3] His chosen nickname is "Blackjack", a reference to the white ball or "jack" associated with Boccia and the dark colour of his skin.

[9][4] In Tokyo, he was eliminated at the group stage after losing his first two games, the second one against world number 1, Thailand's Worawut Saengampa.