Pan Am athletes from Canada, Brazil, United States, Guatemala and Cuba took the podium at XVIII Pan Am Games 2019, held in Lima, Peru from July 29 to August 2.
Canada won 4 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze. Brazil reached 1 gold and 4 bronzes. United States got 2 silver and 2 bronze, Guatemala won 2 bronze and Cuba got 1 bronze medal.
Amazing days were lived in Pan Am Games Lima 2019, where the best badminton of our region was showed and many emotions filled the colosseum.
Last day of badminton competition started with MD final. Jason Ho-Shue and Nyl Yakura (CAN) won the first gold at Lima 2019, they defeated USA duo Phillip Chew / Ryan Chew in a tough final match (21-11, 19-21 and 21-18) that had 3 amazing games full of intesity and precision.
The new Pan Am Games Champions reached this crown after defeated Mario Cuba and Diego Mini (PER) in Quarterfinals, Osleni Guerrero and Leodannis Martinez (CUB) in Semifinals and USA duo in the final.
Phillip Chew could not repeat the title reached last edition (Toronto 2015 with Sattawat Pongnairat) but won his third Pan Am Games medal (2 golds in MD and XD at Toronto 2015).
Cuban duo Osleni Guerrero/Leodannis Martinez and Brazilians Fabricio Farias/Francielton Farias got bronze medals (featured image).
Kuei-Ya Chen won her second Pan Am Games medal (bronze in Rio de Janeiro 2007).
Brazil got the 2 bronze medals with Tamires Santos / Fabiana Silva and Jaqueline Lima/ Samia Lima.
Brian Yang won the silver medal in his first time at Pan Am Games. This achievement adds to the different titles he has achieved in his still short career, such as the gold medal at Pan Am Junior Championship 2019 last july.
Kevin Cordon, Pan Am Games Champion in Toronto 2015, retired in semifinals due to an shoulder injury and got the bronze medal as Jason Ho-Shue, champion in Men’s Doubles.
This final was the same one that was played at Toronto 2015, that time Michelle Li could also defend her title successfully.
Rachel Honderich got her fourth Pan Am Games medal (1 silver and 1 bronze at Toronto 2015, and the WD gold at Lima 2019). Iris Wang (USA) reached the Pan Am Games semifinales one more time and got her second bronze medal (1 bronze at Toronto 2015). Nikte Sotomayor (GUA) won her first Pan Am Games medal after good victory in Quarterfinals against Fabiana Silva (BRA).
Nyl Yakura and Kristen Tsai added one more Pan Am Games medal for their carrer (both won gold in Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles respectly).
Olympians Howard Shu, who won bronze at Toronto 2015 (MS), and Paula Lynn Obanana, who won gold in WD at Toronto 2015 and bronze in Guadalajara 2011, got one more Pan Am Games medal this time.
Young Brazilian athletes, Fabricio Farias and Jaqueline Lima reached semifinals with an amazing performance and got bronze for their country.
Medals per Country:
| MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | TOTAL | |
| CANADA | SILVER & BRONZE |
GOLD & SILVER |
GOLD | GOLD | GOLD & SILVER |
4 GOLD 3 SILVER 1 BRONZE |
| BRAZIL | GOLD | – | BRONZE | BRONZE & BRONZE |
BRONZE | 1 GOLD 4 BRONZE |
| USA | – | BRONZE | SILVER | SILVER | BRONZE | 2 SILVER 2 BRONZE |
| GUATEMALA | BRONZE | BRONZE | – | – | – | 2 BRONZE |
| CUBA | – | – | BRONZE | – | – | 1 BRONZE |
Award Ceremony was led by Mr. Vishu Tolan, Badminton Pan Am Confederation, Mr. Gonzalo Castillo, President of Badminton Peru federation and other Pan American sports authorities.
Our Pan Am Athletes added importants points for the Road to Tokyo 2020 Ranking and are more close to the big dream: the Olympic Games.
Congratulations!!
