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PERUVIAN PARA BADMINTON TEAM SEEKS TO WIN MEDALS AT PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES
Their coach is sure the Peruvian Para athletes will earn many victories. Among the national Para badminton team are the Lima 2019 Ambassadors Pilar Jáuregui and Pedro Pablo de Vinatea.
Ram Vijay, from India, is one of the coaches of the Peruvian Para badminton team that is getting ready to collect victories for their country as of tomorrow, when they start their participation in the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.
He has been accredited as a first-level coach by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). He was also in charge of the Badminton Academy “Play to Learn” in the Arab Emirates and worked as coach at the University of Calicut and as Head of Coaches at the Malabar Badminton Academy.
This experienced coach has been living in Peru for a year and a half now, sharing his knowledge in this sport with the Peruvian Para badminton team and obtaining amazing achievements.
Ram Vijay is sure that the Peruvian Para badminton team will collect many medals during their participation in the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, which will last until September 1.
He stressed the team members, including Jesús Salvá, Pilar Jáuregui and Pedro Pablo de Vinatea, are training hard and will definitely pick up several medals. The Lima 2019 Ambassadors Pilar and Pedro Pablo are perfect role models for all Para athletes.
The Indian coach has never taken Spanish lessons, but he is learning the language little by little, by listening to the Para athletes and the different people he interacts with every day. He is very happy in Peru and plans to stay as coach of the Para badminton team for another two years.
WHAT IS PARA BADMINTON?
It is badminton adapted to people with impairment. Athletes are classified in categories in order to have a balance according to the level of impairment. It is played half-court depending on the category.
It is worth mentioning that all Para athletes are excited to compete as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has included this sport in the sports program of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The IPC has already published a list with the first 16 sports that will be featured at the next Paralympic Games, including Para badminton.