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XXV 2016 Pan American Junior Championships
June 28, 2016
Canadian Badminton Team Selection
For immediate release.
XXV 2016 Pan American Junior Championships: Canadian Badminton Team Selection
June 27, 2016
OTTAWA, ON - Badminton Canada is pleased to announce the list of nominated athletes selected to represent Canada at the 2016 Pan American Junior Team and Individual Championships being held in Lima, Peru from July 15 - 23, 2016. The Pan Am Junior Championships is important for development of the sport in Canada as it sets a benchmark to compare our rising stars with the rest of the Pan American regions. Tournament play includes one team event and individual play in all disciplines.
We’ve set high performance objectives as we hope to defend our team title and win at least two events in each of the U17 and U19 categories and 1 event in the U15 age category. Badminton Canada based its selection on our top athletes’ rankings and final points standing within the 2015-2016 season (from September 2015 to May 2016). For further information on the selection criteria and qualification process, please visit: http://www.badminton.ca/file/651858/?dl=1
The badminton athletes who will represent Canada at the XXV 2016 Pan American Junior Championships U19 Team Event are:
Boys: Brian Yang (ON), Clement Chow (ON), Samuel Li (ON), Kevin Lee (AB).
Girls: Kylie Cheng (BC), Katie Ho-Shue (ON), Giselle Chan (ON), Qingzi Ouyang (BC), Erin O'Donoghue (AB), Jenna Wong (BC), Alexandra Mocanu (QC).
As for the individual event, Canada will be taking part in U19, U17, U15 and U13 age categories.
For more information on XXV Pan Am Junior Championships, please visit: http://www.badmintonpanam.org/english/2016/06/xxv-pan-am-junior-championships-lima-2016/.
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Badminton Canada is the national governing body of the sport of badminton in Canada. Our mission is to be an innovative and highly respected sports organization that is the leader in contributing to badminton becoming the most successful racquet sport in Canada and the world by enabling Canadian Athletes, Coaches and Officials of all ages, cultural background and skill level the opportunity to excel in badminton and in life. For further information, visit: www.badminton.ca.