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Paula Lynn Cao Hok (née Obañana; born March 19, 1985) is a Filipino-American badminton player who was originally from Dumaguete, Philippines. [1] [2] In 2015, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada partnered with Eva Lee. [3] In 2016, she competed at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [4]
Three years later, the Philippines competed in the 1987 Southeast Asian Games, where the team entered the semifinals for a guaranteed bronze medal but lost 3–0 to Malaysia. [5] In 1992, the Philippines failed to qualify for the 1992 Thomas Cup after losing 4–1 to Pakistan, 5–0 to India and Singapore in the first stage of the qualifiers. [6]
Amparo Lim was born on 9 September 1969, [1] in Manila, Philippines, one of five children to Jose "Dondo" V. Lim III and Remedios "Baby" P. Gana. Her elder brother Joey Lim was a basketball tournament organizer. [ 2 ]
The mixed doubles badminton tournament started in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2] The Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings are used to determine the qualification of the players for the tournament. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota ...
Pages in category "Badminton in the Philippines" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
UP also won a "double crown" (winning both Men's and Women's) for four consecutive years (1997–2000). Ateneo had two double crowns in 2013–2014 and 2023-2024, while FEU achieved the feat in the 2001–2002 and 2006–2007 Seasons.
Kennevic Asuncion (Chinese: 洪育雄; born March 21, 1980) is a male badminton player from the Philippines. [1] He was born in Barbaza, Antique and is the son of former Philippine Badminton Team Coach Nelson Asuncion. He plays doubles with his sister Kennie Asuncion.
When her father was promoted and transferred from Haryana to Hyderabad, [23] [25] she took up badminton at the age of eight to express herself, as she did not know the local language well enough to socialise with other kids. [23] Her parents played badminton for a number of years. [23] Her mother, Usha Rani, was a state level badminton player ...