Source: Sipa USA/Sydney
[Saba Sports News] The list of badminton entries for the Paris Olympic Games has been released, and Australian player Angela Yu has made the cut. She will be partnering with Setyana Mapasa, who previously competed in the Tokyo Olympics, in the badminton doubles event. Mapasa is Australia’s top women’s doubles player, and her former partner Gronya Somerville reached as high as eighth in the world rankings. Angela Yu and Mapasa recently won the gold medal at the Oceania Championships, showcasing their exceptional skills. Currently ranked 16th in the world, they have high hopes of competing for Olympic medals. Angela Yu, at 21 years old, comes from a badminton family. Her mother, He Tiantian, represented the Chinese team and won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Her father, Yu Qi, was also a member of the Chinese national badminton team. After retiring, they became Australian citizens and focused on promoting the sport in Australia. In an interview, Angela Yu expressed her lifelong dream of following in her mother’s footsteps and participating in the Olympics, aiming to achieve good results in Paris.