Sara and Rodrigo Sanjurjo continue their unstoppable progression in national badminton. The brothers of CB A Estrada returned this weekend from Cantabrian lands with a booty that in the case of the 16-year-old man could serve as a passport to the next World Cup in China. She has not wanted to be left behind either, and with only 10 years she already knows what it is like to get on the podium of a Spanish championship in mixed doubles.
Rodrigo Sanjurjo was proclaimed in the Nacional de Santander Sub 11 and Sub 19 champion of Spain for the seventh time in his career as a badminton player The estradense player surprised locals and strangers with a performance that led to the proclamation of the men’s doubles champion of Spain with his partner and friend Javier Álava. The A Estrada club underlines the great harmony of both both on and off the court, which translates into an electrifying game against which their rivals can do little or nothing. The charming La Ballena Pavilion in the Cantabrian capital is a true talisman for Rodrigo Sanjurjo. In it, he has already achieved a total of 5 gold medals in as many finals played on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea: 2 golds in Sub 11 in 2016, another as many in Sub 15 last year and one more this weekend in Sub 19 with Álava. All these successes have made it possible for Sanjurjo to have achieved the qualification of High Level Galician Athlete (DGAN) and is positioned to be able to play the U19 World Cup, if the Spanish federation summons it and the pandemic allows it. It should be remembered that in the calendar of the international federation the world championship was initially scheduled in China. However, the untimely appearance of the coronavirus could alter its headquarters, even starting to consider itself and the possibility of bringing it to Europe due to the improvement in the health situation.
Gold brooch
And if Rodrigo wonders at national events, his sister Sara is also beginning to stand out despite being only 10 years old. In Santander, Sara Sanjurjo and David Domínguez took the silver medal in the Sub 11 mixed doubles competition, closing a great season with a flourish. Like her brother, the rapport between Sara and David is the key to their success when it comes to competing. At the A Estrada Badminton Club they do not hesitate to point out that it is “a silver that tastes like gold, following in the footsteps of its brother”. What is clear is that the Sanjurjo brothers are already making a splash inside and outside our borders.
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