More and more Peruvians will represent us in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. A few days ago, the white-and-red team added Niel García Trelles, the tenth member, and this Friday it became known that Pilar Jáuregui It will also represent us.
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The World Badminton Federation (BWF) confirmed this morning the classification of the Peruvian parabadminton player, who will compete in the WH2 (wheelchair) category during the highest event in world sport.
“I am very excited and can finally shout that I qualified for the Paralympic Games. These days I was very nervous waiting for confirmation to arrive, it has been a difficult road and even more so when we had to wait a year for the pandemic. I thank with all my heart those who have supported me, my sponsors and, of course, the Peruvian Badminton Federation that bet from the first moment on parabadminton in Peru.”, Pilar commented very excited.
Pilar Jáuregui Cancino, 33, began her career in sports playing wheelchair basketball, she decided. Then he decided to try parabadminton thanks to the invitation of a coach. She quickly dominated the racket and the nib to become the current absolute monarch of her category on the continent, winning the gold medal at the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.
It is the first time that parabadminton is part of the Paralympic Games and a Peruvian will be present.
“It is a joy to be able to confirm Pilar’s classification, especially because of the work we did with para-badminton. Before they trained in the National Stadium without the conditions that high performance athletes need. That couldn’t go on like this, that’s why we decided to go to Videna, where we have all the necessary equipment for a good training session; Before they competed very little internationally, today they have a calendar that allows them to play against the best in the world. We are proud of them and that today Peruvian badminton has two qualified for Tokyo 2020: Daniela Macías and Pilar Jáuregui”Said Gonzalo Castillo, president of the Peruvian Badminton Sports Federation.
With Jáuregui, the Peruvian delegation is made up of:
1. Angélica Espinoza (For taekwondo)
2. Rosbil Guillén (For athletics)
3. Israel Hilario (For cycling)
4. Rodrigo Santillán (For swimming)
5. Melissa Baldera (For athletics)
6. Efraín Sotacuro (For athletics)
7. Carlos Sangama (For athletics)
8. Dunia Felices (For swimming)
9. Freed Villalobos (For Judo)
10. Niel García (Para Powerlifting)
11. Pilar Jáuregui (Badminton)
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