Michoacán Badminton Stars Shine at “El Pavito” National Tournament

siblings’ Standout Performance in Salamanca, Guanajuato

Michoacán’s badminton siblings, Karen and Uziel Barrera, delivered a standout performance at the recent “El Pavito” National Tournament in Salamanca, Guanajuato. Competing against athletes from multiple states, the Barreras walked away with an impressive five medals.

Uziel Barrera’s Triple Medal Haul

• Uziel Barrera, a 17-year-old first-year Accounting student at Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), claimed three medals: Bronze in Under 19 singles, Silver in Under 19 doubles, and another Silver in the open category doubles.

“In general, I felt good, but with several deficiencies, which means that we will have to train even more for the next cycle, where the Primera Fuerza tournaments are located, the most important tournament for our University, which is the National Universiade. Let’s continue preparing for what comes next, next year will be better, since we already complete the team and we could fight for a team medal.”

Karen Barrera’s Golden Doubles Performance

• Karen Barrera, a 20-year-old Marketing student in her fifth semester, clinched Silver in singles in the women’s open category and Gold in doubles in the women’s open category.

“The one who had the best performance in this competition was Uziel, my brother. The truth is that it was very noticeable that he rose in level in this tournament. This did help us prepare, but we also realized the deficiencies that we still have to be able to improve and perfect them.”