{"id":52234,"date":"2019-12-03T11:08:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T11:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=52234"},"modified":"2019-12-03T11:08:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T11:08:35","slug":"badminton-wales-initiate-a-project-to-get-more-disabled-players-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/12\/03\/badminton-wales-initiate-a-project-to-get-more-disabled-players-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Badminton Wales push to develop and train disabled players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The national body for the sport looks to introduce more players to badminton ahead of its 2020 Paralympic debut <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/podium_large.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52373\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/podium_large.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52373\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Players from Badminton Wales&#8217; 4 Nations tournament, which took place earlier this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Badminton Wales are looking to seek out and develop disabled players to make the sport more inclusive and dynamic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has come before para-badminton is due to make its debut at the Tokyo 2020 games this summer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the GB para-badminton squad has already been announced, the national body for the sport wants to identify, train and develop disabled players, trainers and coaches with the ultimate goal to represent Great Britain in future Paralympic squads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.badminton.wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Badminton Wales (opens in a new tab)\">Badminton Wales<\/a> currently host a successful 4 Nations event for disabled competitors and hope to build on this success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff has been at the centre of the sport recently, as Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens hosted an international tournament from 27-30 November, for professionals to gain crucial ranking points in the run-up to the Olympics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A worldwide invitational tournament, many nations were represented.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales representatives William Kitching and Aimie Whiteman unfortunately only got through to the final 16 but players from England and Scotland made it to the final in men&#8217;s, women&#8217;s and mixed doubles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBadminton being in the 2020 Paralympics is really exciting,\u201d said Natasha Cutter, events coordinator for Badminton Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s another angle that we\u2019re trying as we have quite limited funding at the moment, but within Cardiff we have three disabled clubs running &#8211; introducing this incredible dynamic sport to more people is fantastic.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant England pathway coach, David Lindley, spoke highly of the para-badminton players, \u201cI\u2019m absolutely blown away by their level of skill but also their commitment and I think the opportunity they\u2019ve got now is fantastic.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet there is currently only one professional Welsh para-badminton player, Jack Wilson. Wilson&#8217;s solo position in the sport suggests this is an area that can be improved; especially in comparison to other UK nations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/aViNiy_ypydwDcjpHralSZqB0FcOO4_R4HeDwtBk-QbmeM2IwQvFJGoimlLL5oX6SxjniXlbDTIFRzYE__5-ei3VPCkarpUbZT3HeVu_i6nmDH-fW09qj6mEOUQ-AZ1by6sRfyiO\" alt=\"Victor Welsh International badminton championship\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/aViNiy_ypydwDcjpHralSZqB0FcOO4_R4HeDwtBk-QbmeM2IwQvFJGoimlLL5oX6SxjniXlbDTIFRzYE__5-ei3VPCkarpUbZT3HeVu_i6nmDH-fW09qj6mEOUQ-AZ1by6sRfyiO\" alt=\"Victor Welsh International badminton championship\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Seng Zoe Yeoh returns the shuttlecock in his match against Ditlev Jaeger Holm at last weekend&#8217;s tournament in Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David said: \u201cI think one of the issues going forward is how they [Badminton Wales] promote their commitment, skill and funding more because we\u2019ve got world champions but underneath that, they\u2019re only really coming through in certain areas with the right facilities and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHopefully the Olympic funding coming in will allow them to branch out a little bit and create more hubs around the country,\u201d David added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>England pathways coach, Julia Quinn, explained how good badminton is as an <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/big-prizes-to-welsh-badminton-champion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"active sport (opens in a new tab)\">active sport<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s about socialising with other people, it\u2019s about keeping fit, it develops hand eye coordination,\u201d she explained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that go into badminton that can really help kids later on in life,\u201d she 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