Author: Andrés Felipe Ramos Gámez
Badminton will take place at the Menor Coliseum in Pereira until November 28.
The department will participate in the competitions with seven exponents with national and international tours.
The opening will be on Saturday, November 23within the I National Youth and Parayouth Games Eje Cafetero 2024, for the badminton discipline.
The practice will feature Quindío, which in recent years has become a leading player, and this time it will have seven exponents on stage.
Y Some of the most striking names on the roster is Nicolás Morales Reywho is classified as one of the best in the country and international references.
He also has experience in the big leagues, since in 2023 he was part of the Quindío team that participated in the National and Paranational Sports Games, to the point that he was part of the mixed team that won the bronze medal.
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But Nicolás is not the only one of the keys in the medal quest, Sergio Zapata Ramírez will also be in actionAlso at his young age he was a protagonist in that mixed team that won bronze, and he is also one of the emerging powers in Colombia.
General competition
Each of the badminton contests will take place at the Menor Coliseum in Pereira, seven delegations will be in action: Antioquia, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander and Valle del Cauca.
The tests will be extended until Thursday, November 28Curiously, on the final day of the competition, it will be in the individual categories where the qualifiers will begin.
Quindian delegation
Gabriela González Hernández
Date of birth: February 18, 2009
Registered events: Women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Juan Miguel Morales Mayorga
Date of birth: June 20, 2009
Registered events: Men’s doubles and men’s singles.
María José Rodríguez Rojas
Date of birth: June 10, 2009
Registered events: Women’s individual.
Monica Yulieth Gutiérrez Guapacha
Date of birth: December 7, 2008
Registered events: Women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Nicolás Morales Rey
Date of birth: November 15, 2006
Registered events: Men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Samuel Alejandro Gámez Vargas
Date of birth: June 20, 2009
Registered events: Men’s singles and men’s doubles.
Sergio Zapata Ramirez
Date of birth: May 10, 2006
Registered events: Men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles.