Pan Am Players from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru and United States won the medals of the first edition of Pan Am Junior Games – Badminton Competition, held in Cali, Colombia, from November 26 to 29.
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Brian Yang and Rachel Chan (CAN) won the gold medals of the Pan Am Junior Games Cali Valle 2021.
Yang, starting as seeded 1, reached the Men’s Singles crown after defeating players from Ecuador, El Salvador, United States and Brazil. In the Final, He faced Uriel Canjura (ESA) winning in a straight games. Jonathan Matias (BRA) and Luis Montoya (MEX) had an outstanding performance during this competition, reching the 3/4 positions of the MS event.
Rachel won the first place of the Women’s Singles event. She defeated players from El Salvador, Dominican Republic, United States and Brazil to reach the final, and after 3-games-match (14-21, 215, 21-15), Chan defeated
Natalie Chi (USA) in the final, winning the gold medal for Canada. The bronze medals were for
Ines Castillo (PER) and
Juliana Vieira (BRA) who showed a great performance during this championships, reaching semifinals and a medal for their countries.
In Mixed Doubles, the canadian duo won the first place after defeating pairs from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil and El Salvador. The final was against
Uriel Canjura and
Fatima Centeno (ESA), and after a great match the canadian duo won in straight games (21-13, 21-14).
Jonathan Matias/Jaqueline Lima (BRA) and
Nicolas Oliva/Iona Gualdi (ARG) won the bronze medals after reaching the semifinals of the event.
Special mention to our Technical Officials team that showed a great compromise and responsibility during this Pan Am Junior Games.
Congratulations to all the participants for being part of the panam sport and panam badminton history!!!
