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Kenya’s first blind alpine skier, David Omondi (News #338), secured qualification for the 2026 World Para Snow Sports Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on December 18, 2025—finishing 5th in slalom at the African Para Snow Trials in Morocco. Using a voice-guided simulator and sound-buoyed slopes, he cut his time by 22% in 4 months. Snow isn’t silent—it sings in wind and ice, he said. Safaricom pledged KSh 35 million for winter training in Austria. Kenya Winter Sports Federation aims for LA 2028 debut.