University Games 2022
Andrea Angel and Gerardo Saavedra, students of these faculties, were crowned undefeated in their respective branch
Saúl Aquino   
Jun 2, 2022
Andrea Angel Salazar, student at the Faculty of Medicine (FM); and Gerardo Saavedra Delgadillo, from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (FMVyZ), were crowned undefeated at the 2022 University Badminton Games, held at the Frontón Cerrado, in Ciudad Universitaria, where student athletes from different academic entities of the UNAM met last April 2.
The 22-year-old university student finished in first place in Group A, winning both of her corresponding matches. In the quarterfinals, she beat Mariana Conde, from the Engineering Faculty, and later in the semifinal against Daniela Torres, from Philosophy and Letters, before beating Iran Sánchez, from ENES León, in the final.
“This win represents all the effort and sacrifices I have put into the sport. I am proud to represent the Faculty of Medicine, which has given me a lot of support in my career. My family, my colleagues in the sport and my coach have also given me their support throughout this process,” said Angel Salazar.
With a career of 11 years in badminton, the confinement due to Covid-19 was a difficult moment for her, since she could not train as usual, and when she returned to the face-to-face modality she suffered a knee injury. However, nothing about her prevented her from reaching the top of the podium at these University Games.
On the other hand, Gerardo Saavedra, 21 years old, also won first place without defeat after beating Iván Campos, from the Faculty of Medicine, in the quarterfinals; Rodrigo Ojeda, from Engineering, in the semifinal; and lastly, Jorge Rodríguez, from Accounting and Administration.
“The truth was a great experience because the first year that I was going to represent UNAM, before the pandemic, I had obtained the same result, and I wanted to repeat that feeling. He was used to training daily, going to tournaments more often, and now, collecting wins again in a tournament is more difficult, but I feel a lot of satisfaction. ”
One of its great objectives is the World Universiade, which will be held in June. “It gives me great satisfaction to represent UNAM, to give back a grain of sand for everything it has given me, which is my education,” he concluded.
