Snow Leopard wins Acclaim despite snow shame!

Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong calls himself the snow leopard but he surely didn’t leap like one at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Are – the Ghanaian lacked pace in the qualification race for the giant slalom in the men’s event. Kwame was a minute and 17 seconds slower to winner Urs Imboden and finished distant last in the two-leg event, which meant he didn’t qualify for the main event of the giant slalom. He may not be a contender for the main event but for sure was the pick of the competition not so much for his skiing ability but for the Leopard print outfit with the skies, boots and helmet alike. The 31-year-old born in Glasgow, moved back to Ghana as a kid – he feels he isn’t a top Ski contender though can be an inspiration for the youth back home enticing them to take on the sport. Kwame is a true competitor post his international Ski debut in France he failed to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics he didn’t lose out got back to compete and here he is at the World’s this time. For the Ghanaian Ski is passion beyond self and his Leopard outfit a way of attention, fanfare, recognition and wildcat conservation appeal. Read: Reuters