Then find out that the Guatemalan Olympic Committee with him Ethics Committeethey suspended for four years those who were the leaders of the National Badminton Federation, later they published a statement on their social networks.
In it, he points out that the National Badminton Federation wanted to be intervened by the Cog and that the dismissal is not final since they have filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) and that they assured that they are facing a dictatorship in the sport.
Likewise, the statement highlights that the group that intends to intervene said federation (Cog), issued orders to close the facilities as of this Thursday and the most affected would be the athletes who would be left without a place to train, on whom they prepare for the II Mexican International Challenge, which will be held in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Official statement from the National Federation of
Guatemalan badminton, regarding the recent
happen. pic.twitter.com/Pc0JNyuwOs– Badminton Guatemala (@BadmintonGuate) April 8, 2022
The facilities of the sports arena remain available to athletes so that they can continue with their training without any hindrance, while administrative staff work in the offices and they are waiting for the Normalizing Commission that has already been sworn in, to take possession of the sports entity.
Athletes train normally
Given this situation, Prensa Libre sought to verify whether the facilities of the National Badminton Federation would indeed be closed, and it was found that the badminton players trained normally.
Within the group of athletes, those who were in their daily training routine stand out: the Olympic athlete Nikte Sotomayor, Mariana Paiz Y Jonathan Soliswho will compete in the tournament to be held in Mexico from April 12 to 16, and were accompanied by coaches Muamar Qadafi, Rodolfo Ramírez and José María Solís.
Badminton team heading to the Mexican Challenge ????????????????????????
This Friday at the Coliseo Deportivo facilities, the Guatemalan team continued with its preparation to participate in the Mexican International Challenge tournament. #PassionForGuate @CDAG_Guatemala pic.twitter.com/rSqemn3L02
— C O G (@COGuatemalteco) April 8, 2022
The athletes Jonathan Solís, Rubén Castellanos, Christopher Martínez, Diana Corleto, Nikté Sotomayor, Alejandra Paiz, Mariana Paiz and Aníbal Marroquín and the coach José María Solís, were sworn in prior to their participation in the international tournament that will be held in Aguas Calientes, Mexico.
