Extremadura has participated in the Santander Spanish University Badminton Championship.
In women’s singles, Inés Piñas from Toledo, the most experienced of the expedition, and who has become number 4 in the national ranking in the Mixed Doubles modality with Javier Abián, Pablo’s brother, number 1 in Spain. There were qualification options between her and her, but in the first singles match she played she did not finish entering the match and fell 2-0. Already in the second match she showed what she is capable of doing on the court, and, in a closely contested match, she lost 2-1 against the number 2 seed, Cristina Rivera.
Estrella Parra played her four matches in doubles (two mixed + two women). Despite the defeats in the doubles, the feelings on the court were still positive, as errors were detected and corrected, although she was unable to win any set.
Antonio Sanz-Calcedo, from Badajoz who plays for Club Ciudad de Badajoz (like Estrella) faced tough rivals and fell 2-0.
Finally, the team competition on the 25th paired Uex with the powerful Polytechnic of Madrid. Defeats in the two singles and the doubles, all by 2-0, but with several of the sets very competitive in the score.
From the Uex they have highlighted “the effort and commitment of the displaced athletes and the good work of the Safyde-Uex Coach, Iván Martínez Candelario.
Tribute to Antonio Sánchez Misiego
On the other hand, within university sports, coinciding with the Final Day of the Rector Trophy 23-24 in Badajoz, a visit was received from Professor Antonio Sánchez Misiego, under whose mandate as the highest authority of the Uex, the sports facilities were built, precisely. which this week hosted nothing more and nothing less than the 42nd edition of the most emblematic university competition and which, without a doubt, is on the podium of the longest running competitions in the region.
Soledad Arroyo, deputy director of Safydex, spoke as host with the former rector, who was a prominent member of the extinct Spanish Federation of University Sports, the ‘Fedu’, the seed of the current Spanish Committee for University Sports, already integrated into the highest state sports structure , such as the Higher Sports Council.
Soledad Arroyo and Antonio Sánchez Misiego. / On loan
2024-04-26 19:02:26
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