The mixed double, formed by the Rubén García from Granada and Lucía Rodríguez, defeated the Irish couple Magee and Ryan this Wednesday and qualified for the first time in history for the quarterfinals of the Badminton European Championship. In this way, the Spaniards secure fifth place in the tournament that is being held in the German town of Saarbrucken.
You have to go back to April 2004, that is, just 20 years ago, to find such a good result in the modality of double. On that occasion the men’s doubles consisting of José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis achieved fifth place.
The great role of the Rubén García-Lucía Rodríguez couple confirms the great work that is being done in the High Performance Center that the Higher Sports Council (CSD) has in Madrid, led by Arturo Ruiz, technical director of the Spanish Federation of Sports. Badminton (Fesba), who is accompanied by the coach Manu Vázquez and doubles specialist Diemo Ruhnow.
2024-04-11 11:47:12
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