“The best thing that badminton has given me has been the opportunities, in every way, social, economic, work, etc. Now I see badminton as a lifestyle.”
Mexican Olympic player, Haramara Gaitan, takes advantage of every new opportunity that badminton offers her, dedicating herself to training but also sharing her day to day with the doors that have been opened for her in the world of work and academia thanks to our sport.
“I am the legal director of a company. I got that job thanks to badminton and they have some considerations for me when I have to travel for tournaments, and I continue to work remotely.”
It is that the life of an athlete is usually like that. Share training and competitions with work and studies. Haramara has managed to share her ‘everyday life’, as she calls it, with badminton.
“I am already mixing everyday life with badminton, so since I see badminton as a lifestyle, you have to know how to use it as something that will produce in the future.”
Being one of the most outstanding athletes in the region, Haramara plans to continue investing her life in badminton so that more people can also enjoy the opportunities that she has experienced and is experiencing.
“If you become a renowned image, if you know how to make a business out of sport, you can make a living out of it. And at the same time the part as a lawyer, which is a little more stable, and although businesses are always going to be difficult at first, that’s my idea, make it a business. But whether I manage to make it a business or not, it will provide opportunities for more people to live what I am living. I like the lifestyle I lead and I enjoy it , and if I can share it with more people, it’s much better.”
On a competitive level, Gaitan has achieved what many athletes dream of, competing in the Olympic Games. And this great achievement has prompted her to have new projects and goals.”
“Actually, I see going to the Olympic Games as a platform, it’s not the final goal, but an impulse that if you know how to manage and capitalize on, it encourages you to have other projects and dreams. I think I still want to level up more, and if that level leads me to play SuperSeries (BWF tour), it’s okay.”
So sportingly, Haramara aims for Paris 2024 to also have her presence and she is planning her next Olympic cycle considering each area of her life.
“For now I want to position myself better in the ranking, to start the road to Paris (2024) calmer than the one I had for Tokyo (2020). And that is the main goal now. One has to divide his life by priorities so if that is the main goal, everything else must be adapted to it.”
