Maria Laura del Valle Rodriguez Belvedere

Started: She took up shooting Para sport at age 11 in Cordoba, Argentina. (paradeportes.com, 04 Jul 2019) Reason: "I was allowed to join a sports team at school during my first year because I couldn't do physical education, and I became really interested in shooting. It was important because when I was a child I didn't want to show my impairment. At school I tried to hide my prosthetics, but I eventually realised I have to love myself as I am." (paradeportes.com, 04 Jul 2019) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Deportv YouTube channel, 24 May 2024) Awards: She was named Female Para Athlete of the Year for 2020 in the Argentinian province of Cordoba. (revista-airelibre.com, 04 Jan 2021) In 2015, 2016, and 2019 she was named Para Shooter of the Year in Cordoba, Argentina. (confedeportes-cba.blogspot.com, 20 Dec 2019, 17 Dec 2015; Confederacion de Deportes YouTube channel, 07 Jan 2017) Additional Info: OCCUPATION She has worked in the communications department of the Sports Confederation of Cordoba Province in Argentina. (Deportv YouTube channel, 08 Nov 2023)

Sporting Relatives: Her mother Mercedes is a shooting coach and has supported her as a loader during international competitions. (confedeportes-cba.blogspot.com, 19 Jun 2019)