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Vitor Gonçalves Tavares
Vitor Gonçalves Tavares (born 7 March 1999) is a Brazilian para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a five-time World medalist and is a Parapan American Games champion. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... where he reached the bronze medal match in the men's singles SH6 but lost to Krysten Coombs. Achievements World Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavares, Vitor 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Curitiba Brazilian male badminton players Brazilian para-badminton players Paralympic badminton players for Brazil Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Badminton players at the 2023 Parapan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para Badminton
Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) until a unanimous decision to join BWF during a meeting in Dortmund in June 2011. Classification Players are classified to six different classes determined by BWF: Wheelchair * WH1Players in this class are those who have impairment in both lower limbs and trunk function and require wheelchair to play * WH2Players have impairment in one or both lower limbs and minimal or no impairment of the trunk and also require wheelchair Standing * SL3Players have impairment in one or both lower limbs and poor walking/running balance * SL4Players have impairment in one or both lower limbs and minimal impairment in walking/running balance (better walking/running compared to SL3) * SU5Players have impairment of the upper limbs. Short sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
