Historical! Kevin Cordón goes to the badminton semifinal in Tokyo 2020

Guatemalan athlete Kevin Cordón defeated Heo Kwang-hee in the badminton quarterfinals at Tokyo 2020.

The Guatemalan badminton player defeated South Korean Heo Kwang-hee, with partials of 21-13 and 21-18.

The semifinal will be played on Saturday, starting at 10:00 p.m. in Guatemala.

Are you excited??
Big congrats Kevin Cordon, a history maker ????
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— F. (@_haru1001) July 31, 2021

Kevin, you’re in the semi-finals of badminton #Tokio2020! ??❤️#UnitedByEmotion #Olympic Games@CDAG_Guatemala pic.twitter.com/6TWSelPhAn

— #Tokyo2020 in Spanish (@Tokyo2020es) July 31, 2021

Enjoy #Tokio2020 #KevinCordon pic.twitter.com/JYQBUJPb9Y

— Lester Yuman (@lyuman) July 31, 2021

Until today, Guatemala #GUA has only won ONE #Olympics EVER

The country with population less than half of Jawa Barat will compete for their second ever medal in the sport that is not even popular: #BADMINTON

Kevin Cordon, the history maker.

He plays with his heart

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— Badminton Talk (@BadmintonTalk) July 31, 2021

GUATEMALA #GUA has a #Badminton SEMIFINALIST in the #OlympicGames FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!!

KEVIN CORDON!!!!#Tokyo2020 #BadmintalkTokyo2020 #WeAreWithYouKevin pic.twitter.com/PxDESGRP7o

— Badminton Talk (@BadmintonTalk) July 31, 2021