Author : Sports Writing
The sports event takes place in the Coliseum of the University of Quindío.
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This Friday it began in the coliseum of the Quindio’s University the grand finale of the Colombia U-17 Badminton Cupwhich has the presence of 5 Quindian athletes, Nicolás Morales, Sergio Zapata, Mónica Yulieth Gutiérrez, Sarai Daniela Percador and Dahiana Giraldo.
The departmental technician Hugo Alexander Moralesexplained that this closing phase was scheduled for last December, but was postponed due to the Colombian Badminton Federationwhich revealed that the format is the traditional one, bringing together in the same city the 8 best ladies in the country and the 8 best gentlemen, belonging to the category in question.
In that closed ranking, Nicolás Morales is in first place, while Édgar Castaño, from the department of Valle del Cauca, is in second place. The champion will get a cash bonus for the purchase of sports equipment.
El Quindío, thanks to the basic work that Professor Morales has developed in recent years, has become one of the great powers of Colombia in this Olympic sportespecially due to the emergence of figures like Nicolás Morales, who, although he is youthful, has already shown all his conditions, facing stars even from the elite category, who have felt his giant steps.
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Given his up game, Experts have considered that this athlete has all the conditions to dream of one day being in the Olympic GamesFor this, the road that must be traveled is very long, since only the most important people on the planet attend this event.
This rising star follows in the footsteps of the elite Maria Julieth Perez Tangarifewho has shone in competitions on the national calendar, who was a medalist in the past Bolivarian Games and who He currently plays in the Spanish league, in the Badminton Oviedo club, where he has shown all his conditions.
These athletes get up to speed for one of the most important events on this calendar, the XXII National Sports Games and VI Paranational Coffee Axis 2023which will take place in the departments of Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca from next November 11.
In the female branch, they also participate María José Betancurt, Laura Gallego and Alejandra Candilfrom Cundinamarca; Juliana Castaño and Manuela Patiño, from Risaralda; and in the masculine, Edgar Andrés Mejía, Alejandro Potosí, Daniel Montoya, Joe Canaval and Santiago Villegas Ríosfrom Valle del Cauca, and Sebastian Tabaresfrom Risaralda.
