A great achievement for the new promises of Boyaca sport, given that the Siachoque Badminton Club, in the Valida Nacional de Badminton that was played in previous days in the city of Pereira, managing to stand out and shine, since they were able to take home a silver and a bronze medal in different categories.
Award
Regarding the female branch, Laura Sofía García got a silver medal, given that she was placed in second place in the individual modality of the Under 15 category; while Diego Alejandro Soto and Anderson Zamir Torres won bronze medals in the men’s U13 doubles modality, making this sport little practiced in the department begin to be better known, collecting their first triumphs.
The team
As such, there were five athletes who represented Boyacá in the Zonal 4 Interleague and Interclubes of badminton that was played in “La Perla del Otún”, of which they made a great show of their skills, that is how they took several medals, to the Just as they stood out with their presentation, as did the athletes Yerson Alexei Torres and Juan Pablo Calderón.
These athletes were able to participate through the union of the municipal administrations and the resources of the parents of the athletes.
Category:
The Siachoque team participated in the Sub 13, Sub 15 and Sub 17 tests, facing several young promises of the sport from different parts of the country, making the other departments know that in Boyacá there is also talent in this discipline.
Other regions
The National event, which had the participation of almost 150 athletes from different regions of the country, had several modalities, among which they were participating in male singles, female singles, male doubles, female doubles and mixed doubles; all under the athletes of the event faced each other under the regulations issued by the International Badminton Federation.
The sport
This sport that arose in India and later it was expanding by all the continents until arriving at Colombia, is played with a racket, either in individual modality or in doubles; The purpose is to pass the shuttlecock, pen, as the ball is known in the world of sport, over the net, until one of the two contestants cannot answer it or return it to the opponent’s area.
This discipline has begun to forge its first promises of the Boyacá sport that will be in charge of representing ‘La Tierrita’ in different national championships, and very soon in international ones.
