Badminton athletes and coach pioneer category of Cienfuegos They prepare with the intention of participating in the national games of the discipline after five years without competitions at their level.
Alain León Valdés, coach, confesses that they are waiting for confirmation that the national pioneer games will be held in April since they have not been held since 2018, but the expectations are to maintain the second place achieved by the province on that occasion or improve those results. “We are in the concluding phase of the general preparation phase after moving on to the special stage.”
Meanwhile, the athlete Melisa Díaz Gálvez explains that she has been practicing this sport since first grade and has not managed to participate in any pioneering competition, “I have been left wanting, but I am ready to do it and have a good result and for the province to position itself.” in the first place and to be able to fulfill my dreams.
Historically, Cienfuegos is positioned among the provinces with the best results in all categories of badminton, the fact of going five years without pioneering competitions endangers preserving that winning tradition since many of these athletes move on to the higher categories with debts at the top of their level that allow them to grow as athletes, although alternatives have been sought in the territory to include pioneer athletes in school events, they are not enough, which will undoubtedly be felt in the decrease of athletes from the province to join national teams, of which the territory appears among the leaders of the country.
