Despite running out of medals, Kevin Cordón’s passage through the Tokyo Olympics was historic for his country, Guatemala, as the Guatemalan managed to qualify for the semifinals of the badminton tournament on Friday. It is the first time that a Latin American athlete has gone so far in this competition and Cordón fought for a medal, which would have been the second Olympic medal in the history of Guatemala. Cordón made it to the semifinals by defeating South Korea’s Heo Kwang-hee by 2 sets to 0.https://twitter.com/Tokyo2020es/status/1421273366695059460The 34-year-old Cordón is playing his fourth games and is getting closer and closer to occupying a place on the podium. Along with Luis Martínez, a swimmer who has qualified for the final of the 100-meter butterfly, Cordón was Guatemala’s great option to get a medal. at Tokyo 2020, it was finally left at the gates. He lost the semifinal match on Saturday and was defeated in the bronze medal match on Monday.
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