World Championship Bronze for Joany

NSWIS athlete Joany Badenhorst has won bronze in the snowboard cross at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada.

Following a narrow loss in the semi-final Badenhorst comfortably saw off Renske van Beek from the Netherlands in the bronze medal match to take her place on the podium.

She will now be looking to add to her medal collection in the banked slalom event today.