Pan Am Olympians Magazine – Paris 2024
Let’s enjoy the new edition of our Pan Am Olympians Magazine – Paris 2024, with pictures, quotes, and information about the participation of our Pan Am athletes at 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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“I Want to Keep Improving” – Juliana Vieira (BRA)
As part of the Pan Am Training Camp Lima 2024, Juliana Viana Vieira visited the facilities of the Pan Am Badminton Confederation and told us a little about her days in Paris 2024. At this Olympic Games, Juliana, at the age of 20, represented Brazil and the region and managed to become the first Brazilian […]
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Punching Above Their Weight
Text by BWF Every edition of the Olympics provides an opportunity for lesser-known players to test their mettle against the established stars. While past editions have seen the odd ‘minnow’ impress against the big fish, Paris 2024 saw several of them step up to the challenge and prove they are not far behind. Here are some of […]
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Shuttle Time to Olympics: The Story of El Salvador’s Barefoot Boy Wonder
Text by BWF Small in stature but big in ambition, Uriel Francisco Canjura Artiga has gone from playing badminton barefoot on a mud court at the back of his mother’s house in rural El Salvador, to becoming the first to represent his country in the sport at an Olympic Games. “I started playing in our backyard when […]
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Mission Reset for Garrido After Feisty Show
Text by BWF “I was thinking about retiring, but I will keep going, I will try 2028,” declared Mexico’s Luis Ramon Garrido, after a sensational spell of badminton that all but took down world No.17 Lee Cheuk Yiu in what could have been the biggest upset of Paris 2024. Garrido made light of the immense gulf in rankings and […]
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Juliana Vieira Sets a Mark for Brazil
Text by BWF Twenty-year-old Juliana Viana Vieira became the first women’s singles player from Brazil to win a match at the Olympics. Vieira had been impressive in her first match as well, in a losing cause to Supanida Katethong, but on Monday she was far more assured in a straight-games result over Hong Kong China’s Lo Sin Yan Happy, […]
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Pan Am Players Qualified to Paris 2024
18 Pan Am athletes are officially qualified to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. BWF confirmed the players list which will participate in the badminton competition at Paris 2024 Olympic Games, that will be held from July 27 to August 5. Kevin Cordon, who had an amazing performance at Tokyo 2020, has qualified for his fifth Olympics, reaching […]
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