๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ร๐ข ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ
๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ
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.
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๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
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.
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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.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ
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.
