In it South American Adult and Youth Badminton 2024held in Santiago de Chile, the Colombian representatives are raising the name of the country, showing their dominance in the youth categories. The national delegation won multiple medals, standing out in the U11 and U13 singles and doubles categories. This performance reflects the constant work and dedication of the athletes and coaches, consolidating Colombia as a power in South American youth badminton.
The level demonstrated by the Colombians was evident in the U11 men’s individual category, the final was a 100% Colombian duel between the Santander residents. Sebastian Villabona y Jerome Garcia. Both athletes dominated their respective groups, winning all of their matches, allowing them to advance to the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Villabon defeated the Brazilian Breno Lury with a score of 21-1 and 21-19, while García He defeated the Peruvian Juan Diego Castro in a three-set duel (15-21 / 21-19 / 21-13). In an exciting finale, Villabon was imposed with authority over García with a score of 21-9 and 21-12, achieving gold.
In men’s U11 doubles, Sebastian Villabona y Jerome Garcia They made a duo, and confirmed their great sporting moment by easily advancing to the grand final. This duo from Santander was crowned champion by defeating the Peruvians Luca Tabani and Diego Pérez in the final by 21-17 and 21-15. Villabona and García were not the only Colombian duo in this category, the couple Juan Diego Vargas y David Bastos were also present, this duo took the bronze after an outstanding performance in the previous rounds.
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On the other hand, in U11 mixed doubles, Gabriela Maya Montes y Jerome Garcia they won the silver medal. After advancing successfully in the preliminary rounds, they were defeated in the final by the Brazilian duo of Breno Lury and Jiahe Lei, finishing as runners-up after a score of 21-14 and 21-9.
The great performance of our young athletes continued, in the U13 women’s individual category, the Colombian, Elizabeth Hernandez They started the competition with a perfect pace by winning their two matches in the group stage, demonstrating a solid performance. In the quarterfinals she defeated Julia Alves (BRA), by 21-16 and 21-14, thus emerging as one of the favorites, however, her path was stopped in the semifinals by the Peruvian Micaela Campos who won with a score of 21-12 and 21-15, despite this defeat Hernández secured a place on the podium.
With these results, Colombia accumulates two gold medals, two silver and two bronze medals in this South American competition. This, in addition to demonstrating the great performance of our delegation, reflects the talent and effort that our young athletes are having. As the tournament progresses, the Colombian delegation continues to be the protagonist and raising the Colombian flag high.
