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Dánica Nishimura
Dánica Nishimura Higa (born 11 September 1996) is a Peruvian badminton player. Career Nishimura started playing badminton at aged 10 in AELU club. In 2008 she competed in the junior event and at the same year, she joined the national team. In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships in women's doubles partnering with Daniela Macías, then in 2016, she won the bronze medals in the women's doubles and mixed team events. Nishimura claimed two gold medals in the individual event at the 2018 South American Games The 2018 South American Games was a multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-state ... in the women's and mixed doubles, and also helped the team clinch the silver medal. Achievements Pan Am Championships ''Women's doubles'' South American Games ''Women's doubles'' ''Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaside city of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population of more than 9.7 million in its urban area and more than 10.7 million in its metropolitan area, Lima is one of the largest cities in the Americas. Lima was named by natives in the agricultural region known by native Peruvians as ''Limaq''. It became the capital and most important city in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru (República del Perú). Around one-third of the national population now lives in its Lima Metropolitan Area, metropolitan area. The city of Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Wu
Josephine Yuenling Wu (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian badminton player. She clinched three Pan American Games gold medals by winning the mixed doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also the women's doubles title in 2023. At the Pan Am Championships, she won seven golds, and five silver medals since her debut at the tournament in 2016. Early and personal life Wu is currently a business student at the University of Alberta and has been competing in badminton since she was seven years old. Career As a junior, she has won 29 provincial titles and was a member of Team Canada at the 2012 BWF World Junior Championships and the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships from 2008 to 2013. Despite having a full course load in university, Josephine's passion for the sport has motivated her to continue balancing her school work and training. She was the mixed doubles winner at the 2014 College-University National Championships and went on to represent Canada at the 2014 World University Badm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luz María Zornoza
Luz María Zornoza Roca Rey (born 15 October 1994) is a Peruvian badminton player. She competed at the 2015 Pan American Games. Career In 2016, Zornoza won silver medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships in the women's doubles, and bronze medals in mixed doubles and team events. Achievements Pan Am Championships ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zornoza, Luz Maria 1994 births Living people Peruvian female badminton players Badminton players at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia International
The Colombia international is an open international badminton tournament in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... The tournament has been a Future Series level since 2009, then in 2014 categorized as International Series level. This tournament is one of the young international tournament in BWF. Previous Winners References Badminton tournaments in Colombia Sports competitions in Colombia 2009 establishments in Colombia {{badminton-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriname International
The Suriname International Badminton Tournament is a Pan American Circuit badminton event first held inaugural in 1998 at the Anthony Nesty Indoor Stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. The Suriname International Badminton Tournament is now held annually in Paramaribo since 2008, and is hosted by the Surinamese Badminton Association ( SBB) also sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Badminton Pan America The Badminton Pan Am (BPA) organisation is the governing body for the sport of badminton in the Americas and is recognized as such by the Badminton World Federation - BWF. It was founded as a continental governing body on February 13, 1976 in the ... (Badminton Pan Am) Past winners Below is the list of all the past winners. Finals 2019 Ring Sport Center, Paramaribo 2018 Ring Sport Center, Paramaribo 2017 Ismay van Wilgen Sporthal, Paramaribo 2016 Ismay van Wilgen Sporthal, Paramaribo 2015 Ismay van Wilgen Sporthal, Paramaribo 2014 Ismay van Wilgen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Silva Pomoceno
Artur Silva de Pomoceno (born 1 May 1997) is a Brazilian badminton player. Career Pomoceno started playing badminton in 2008 for the Rio de Janeiro social project. In 2013, he won the South America Badminton Championships, and in 2014 he was a runner-up. In 2014, he also won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the boys' singles event, and in 2015 he won the silver medal. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships The Pan American Badminton Championships is a tournament organized since 1977 by the Badminton Pan America (BPA) to crown the best badminton players in the Americas. The tournament was held every year from 1977 until 1980, then every two years from ... in the men's singles event. At the 2018 South American Games, Pomoceno claimed four medals, 2 golds in the men's doubles and team event; and 2 silvers in the men's singles and mixed doubles event. Achievements Pan Am Championships ''Men's singles'' South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel La Torre Regal
Daniel la Torre Regal (born 20 August 1997) is a Peruvian badminton player. Career In 2015, he was the mixed doubles runner-up at the South America U-19 Championships and also at the Colombia International tournament with Daniela Macías. In 2017, he teamed-up with Dánica Nishimura, started their success by becoming the runner-up at the Peru International Series. The duo won their first title together at the Carebaco International. He competed at the 2018 South American Games The 2018 South American Games was a multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-state ..., winning a gold, a silver, and two bronze medals. Achievements South American Games ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up) ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luana Vicente
Luana Tamara de Oliveira Vicente (born 30 January 1994) is a Brazilian badminton player who won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. Personal life Vicente was born on 30 January 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her younger sister Lohaynny Vicente is also an international badminton player. When Luana was six, her father, a drug dealer, was killed in a shootout with police. Following her father's death her mother moved the family from the west of the city to Chacrinha, a favela in the north of Rio. She now lives with her sister in Campinas, São Paulo, in a house funded by the Brazilian Badminton Federation. Career Both Vicente and her sister began playing badminton through a programme set up by a coach to teach the sport to kids in the community. Vicente won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, playing alongside her sister . The pair defeated Daigenis Saturria and Bermary Polanco of the Dominican Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabiana Silva
Fabiana da Silva (born 27 July 1988) is a Brazilian badminton player. Achievements Pan American Games ''Women's doubles'' Pan Am Championships ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' South American Games ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 25 runner-up) ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * * * * * Confederação Brasileira de Badminton Atleta {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Fabiana 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Niterói Brazilian female badminton players Bad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630,587 according to the 2012 Bolivian census. Its name is from a compound of the Quechua words ''qucha'' "lake" and ''pampa'', "open plain." Residents of the city and the surrounding areas are commonly referred to as ''cochalas'' or, more formally, ''cochabambinos''. It is known as the "City of Eternal Spring" or "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year round. It is also known as "La Llajta," which means "town" in Quechua. It is the largest urban center between the higher capital of La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the tropical plains of the east. It sits south-west of the Tunari mountains, and north of the foothills of the Valle Alto. In antiquity, the area featured numerous lakes, which gave the city its nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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