Two young women from the Bay Area have made history for Team USA, by winning silver at the Badminton World Federation Junior Championships over the weekend.
Allison Lee of Fremont and Francesca Corbett of Foster City, each 18 years old, are the first USA players to medal at a world junior tournament. They won silver at the BWF Junior Championships in Spokane, Washington on Sunday. It was the first time the competition was held in the U.S., with more than 40 countries participating. Japan won gold.
Their success is a long time coming. The two started playing together when they were around six and seven years old.But they soon realized they can compete at an adult level. In 2019, Lee and Corbett became some of the youngest winners of the National Adult Championships. They’ve had several competitions under their belt since. Their hope is to compete in the Olympics in Paris 2024.
"You have to be very fast, you have to have good agility, you need to have a lot of strength, and you have to be very strong mentally," Corbett said.
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