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Badminton at university in Spain
By Javier Roldán Vicente Oct 27, 2003, 08:17 Email this article Printer friendly page First of all, it should be pointed out that badminton is not a well-known sport in Spain. In fact, other sports such as football, basketball, handball, athletics and tennis are much more popular. However, this tendency is evolving, but changes take place really slowly. Sport is really important in order to keep healthy and that's the reason why it is part of our education from the time we are children. We are taught how to develop our movement skills, and sport is a great excuse to do practice. Indeed, sport accompanies us in our education until we finish high-school, but many of us go on practising even after our graduation. To those who continue their studies at university, there should be a chance to keep on practising sports. With its liberal and broad-minded approach, university does not only support those students who practice the commonest sports but also the minority groups who play badminton, table-tennis, fencing, ... aiding in their development. Most universities own sports centres. They organise courses on aerobic, fitness, and rent the courts and grounds to those students who want to play. Yet, playing is not enough for most of them, who also enjoy competing. That is the reason why universities creat their teams. However, just the best players in each university can enter the team and have the privilege of representing their university. The most important event is the Olimpiadas Universitarias (University Olympics), which takes place every year at the beginning of May. But being in the team is not enough in order to participate in this event. The situation varies among the different sports: while the trainer is the one who decides in the classical team sports, an internal competition takes place to select the players in the individual sports. This is the traditional Torneo Rector. Anyway, in order to acquire the desired level, the university teams ought to compete along the season. | |
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