¡Amazing triumph! The parathlete Pilar Jáuregui writes her name in the history of Peruvian sports by becoming the champion in the 2022 Parabadminton World Championships after defeating Emine Seckin in the final by 2-1 with scores of 21-18, 20-22, and 21-17.
In the WH2 category, the compatriot won the gold in the competition held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The same venue where she fell after two matches in the 2020 Paralympics now sees her as a champion.
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Like Jáuregui, other national parathletes managed to win medals in the Parabadminton tournament; although, in those cases, the Peruvian athletes obtained the silver medal:
- Pilar Jáuregui (singles WH2) - gold
- Giuliana Poveda and Rubí Fernández (doubles SH6) - silver
- Giuliana Poveda (singles SH6) - silver
- Giuliana Poveda and Nilton Quispe (mixed SH6) - silver
- Pilar Jáuregui and Yuri Ferrigno (mixed WH1-WH2) - silver.
Pilar Jáuregui: awards
Jáuregui was part of the wheelchair basketball team in the 2015 Parapan American Games, but the following year she dedicated herself entirely to racquet sports, in which she has achieved important recognitions.
- Gold medal in singles at the 2018 Lima Parabadminton Pan American Championships
- Gold medal in women's doubles at the 2018 Lima Parabadminton Pan American Championships
- Gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2018 Lima Parabadminton Pan American Championships
- Silver medal in singles at the 2018 Brazil Open
- Silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2018 Brazil Open
- Gold medal in singles at the 2019 Lima Parapan American Games
- Gold medal in singles at the 2021 Brazil South American Championships
- Gold medal in singles at the 2022 Canada International Parabadminton