Kevin Cordón, who placed fourth, wraps up a historic Olympic badminton career.
With his fourth-place finish in men’s individual competition, the Guatemalan ends his historic Olympic participation with a bronze medal, while Gintings of Indonesia takes gold.
K. Cordon Juegos Olímpicos Tokyo 2020
Kevin Cordón, a Guatemalan, has been a huge surprise in the men’s singles badminton competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Today, August 2, he finishes his historic tournament in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match, 2-0, to Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Gintings.
The Guatemaltec gave it his all against Ginting, but ultimately came up short in the bronze medal match at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games at Nanjing’s Musashino Forest Sports Plaza. Cordón fought for 38 minutes before the Indonesian clinched a 21-11, 21-13 victory.
Despite the loss, Cordón completes his fourth Olympics after penning a notable chapter in the Olympic history of Guatemala and Latin American badminton.
The 34-year-old athlete advanced from the group stage with victories against Lino Muoz (Mexico) and NG Ka Long Angus (Hong Kong, China), then defeated Mark Caljouw (Paisses Bajos) in the eighth place to become the first Latin American to place in the Olympic medal stand.
Cordón continued his remarkable run by shocking HEO Kwanghee (Republic of Korea), the player who had previously eliminated the world No. 1 and advancing to the semifinals, where he eventually lost to Viktor Axelsen (Dinamarca).
Cordón will leave Legendary Tokyo 2020 after today’s game.
Kevin Cordón finished in fourth position in the men’s badminton competition at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and for his efforts he was awarded a
After months of waiting, Kevin Cordón, a badminton player from Guatemala, was awarded a diploma for finishing in fourth place in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
In other words: “We already have it!” Completion of the Fourth Year Diploma Program. Kevin Cordón’s Instagram post, which featured a photo of him holding his diploma, read: “Badminton’s Rightful Role in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.”
Conclusion
Millions of Guatemalans will never forget the way Kevin Cordon’s performance against the world’s top athletes made the country shake during the Olympic games hosted last year despite the Covid-19 outbreak.