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![Five nominees for Allianz Athlete of the Month](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Allianz-Athlete-Of-The-Month.jpg)
Vote for October’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
World champions, World Marathon Major winner and Wheelchair tennis legend make the shortlist
![Two Italian shotgun athletes have arms around each other laughing](/sites/default/files/2019-10/sydney-2019-para-trap.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Top moments from the World Championships
Six things we will remember about the shooting Para sport Worlds
![Matt Skelhon during a competition](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Matt-Skelhon2.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Matt Skelhon ‘laughs’ his way to double gold
Debutant Tomas Pesek of the Czech Republic stuns the best for gold
![A man loading his rifle during a shooting competition with other competitors and a man standing next to him](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Sydney%202019%20day%206.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Nail-biting finals on day six
Serbia's Dragan Ristic and Ukraine's Iryna Liakhu hold their nerves to win their events in Australia
![Three female shooters in wheelchairs competing with rifles](/sites/default/files/2019-10/_D5N7444.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Experience triumphs over youth as Vadovicova breaks silence
After missing podium in first two events, Slovakian counts with years of shooting, plus a little luck, to help her on day five
![A male shooter celebrating together with a woman with a shirt written Finland](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Sydney%202019%20VI%20shooting.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Timo Nystrom from lucky loser to history maker
Finnish shooter takes gold in the first ever vision impaired event at a World Shooting Para Sport Championships
![A female shooter smiling a holding her rifle above her head](/sites/default/files/2019-10/World%20Shooting%20Para%20Sport%20Champs%20Sydney_14-10-19_NS_IMG_0856.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Second time is a charm for Anna Normann
Swedish shooter turns 2018 silver into golden memory at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Australia
![Ukrainian female shooter sits down smiling with male teammate behind also smiling](/sites/default/files/2019-10/andrii-doroshenko-iryna-shchetnik.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Shchetnik’s shot gives Ukraine historic title
Teenager stays calm under intense pressure to win mixed team rifle on day two
![Ukrainian man stands with gold medal around neck and prize in hand](/sites/default/files/2019-10/oleksii-denysiuk.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Oleksii Denysiuk finally hits golden target
Ukrainian wins pistol event for first major career title
![Narelle Spangher](/sites/default/files/2019-10/World%20Shooting%20Para%20Sport%20Champs%20Sydney_11-10-19_NS_IMG_0086.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Shooters ready to take aim at world titles
More than 280 athletes from 55 countries in action in Australia in the last major event before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
![Three vision impaired shooting Para sport athletes on the podium with their guides](/sites/default/files/images/190513142941895_barbara-moskal_0.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Top vision impaired shooters set for history
All eyes will be on Poland’s Barbara Moskal
![three male Para shooters in wheelchairs with Scottie Brydon in the middle waving to the crowd](/sites/default/files/images/180928165415742_Scottie-Brydon-podium.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Top Para trap shooters to watch out for
Australian fans will be rooting for Scottie Brydon
![a female Para shooter taking a shot](/sites/default/files/images/180508092046287_Veronika%2BVadovicova.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Top rifle shooters to watch out for
Ace shooters Veronika Vadovicova and Abdulla Sultan Alaryani all set to take aim at Worlds
![female Para shooter Sareh Javanmardi looks to the side](/sites/default/files/images/181217162059507_Sareh-Javanmardi-Jakarta.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Top pistol shooters to watch out for
Iran's Sareh Javanmardi will be keen to stamp her authority
Sydney 2019: Ones to Watch for 2019 revealed ahead of World Championships
New faces and world champions to follow closely at the upcoming Worlds in Australia
![Three female shooting Para sport athletes podium winners pose](/sites/default/files/2019-08/anna-normann.jpg)
Resurgent Anna Normann back on her ‘dream’ march
All set to take a shot at Tokyo glory
![Male vision impaired rifle shooting athlete looks on with noise canceling ear protectors on](/sites/default/files/2019-09/patrick-moor.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Long wait to come to an end for Patrick Moor
World Championships in October to feature vision impaired shooting, something Austrian rifle specialist Patrick Moor has been working on for years
Lasko to host 2020 European 10m Shooting Para Sport Championships
Competition in Slovenia will also serve as warm-up for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Lima 2019: Cuba hit the target at last
Suarez takes gold and USA top the medal table at shooting’s Parapan Am debut
![a male Para shooter biting a gold medal and smiling](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Lima-2019-Kevin-Nguyen-day-4.jpg)
Lima 2019: Kevin Nguyen hits fourth gold for USA
Brazil also returns to top of the shooting podium on Parapan Am Games day three