Shuttle Time Bolivia

Cindy Avendaño – Human of Shuttle Time

𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗬 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔Ñ𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗦 
𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 

I grew up in a family that supported sport. We looked for ways to play sport despite great limitations, since I grew up in a town called El Villar — approximately 290 km away from the nearest city Sucre — in which there were no sports facilities.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
I first saw badminton in 2016 in Sucre, the capital of Bolivia. It caught my attention since it was not similar to other sports in tactics, and also the intensity of concentration required.
Since coming across badminton, I stopped playing other sports. I tried to learn more by researching and attending courses, and investing sharing my learning with children, young people and others who were attracted to badminton.

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
The most memorable was leading my country at several tournaments — Pan-American, Bolivarian and South American. Badminton means a lot since this sport got me out of many sad situations that happened in my life emotionally. It taught me to win, I learned to lose and to get up after each fall with more strength.
What makes badminton different from other sports is that players are disciplined, and it lays importance on fair play and respect among all.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲
Shuttle Time has provided great support and opportunities. The programme consolidates the grassroots level and the development of more athletes. The biggest lesson I learnt through Shuttle Time is to value time, people and to be more organised.