One of the most popular sports in the world is badminton. However, the image of badminton is more popular for countries in the Asian region because Asian countries have good traditions and achievements in the international badminton scene than any other continent. Badminton isn’t only dominated by male athletes. But, female athletes also took part in enlivening the competition which has been running since 1977.
Although sometimes underestimated than male badminton athletes, female badminton athletes also have their own charm. Some of the beautiful female athletes below are the charms that give different colors in today's world badminton competition.
Gronya Sommerville
This badminton athlete from Australia has a slim body so that it gets the attention of many male fans. But, she didn't just stop there. Her achievements in the world of badminton are also very good.
Currently, she has collected 19 titles from various prestigious events. Sommerville's presence also enlivened the badminton competition which is still dominated by Asian countries. So, it is hoped that it will give a competitive color. On the other hand, Sommerville isn’t like the average Australian woman. She himself has mixed blood originating from China where she still has a descendant relationship with a reformer figure in the Qing dynasty era named Kang Youwei.
Currently, Sommerville's romantic status is known to be single. But, there are also rumors that she is dating with Maika Philips, a New Zealand badminton athlete.
Supissara Paewsampran
Supissara is a female badminton athlete from Thailand who specializes in mixed doubles. Her technique and ingenuity in playing make her quite strong and complement each other with her badminton partner, Supak Jomkoh.
Together with Supak Jomkoh, she has good qualities as a badminton player, so it is difficult to beat her as opponents. Not only that, her beauty also brings good luck as it makes her get much better support, especially from the men in Thailand.
Alexandra Boje
For European standards, Denmark has a longer history in the world of badminton than any other European country. As well as women's badminton. Currently, Alexandra Boje is one of Denmark's leading female badminton athletes.
She has won a gold medal in the European mixed team event in 2019. Then, continued with the women's team gold win in 2020. Boje have different play partners. While playing in women's doubles, she will play alongside Mette Poulsen. But when she plays in mixed doubles, she will play alongside Mathias Christiansen.
Not only achievement and smart to adapt, Boje is also considered beautiful by some badminton fans. Thus, it adds to its popularity on social media, especially on the Instagram platform.
Olga Morozova
Olga started her badminton career at the age of 7 years. This Russian woman is usually paired with Anatasiia Akchurina. The reason is, they are in line and understand each other, so they have good communication. This can be proven when they were able to give a surprise at the Toyota Thailand Open where they managed to advance to the round of 16.
Other achievements that can be awarded are a bronze medal at the 2017 European event and being able to occupy the runner-up position at the 2019 Austria Open and International Estonia. As self-actualization and open support, Olga sometimes shares her daily activities to greet fans on Instagram.
Thet Htar Thuzar
This female badminton player is from Myanmar. Since childhood, her parents helped her to develop become a professional badminton player because it is known, her father is also a former badminton player who is quite tough and has been relied on. Even his father was a 4x badminton champion and coached in thailand for several years. So, it isn’t surprising that Thet Htar Thuzar became a reliable badminton player.
Thuzar is not only judged by her beauty, but also her achievements and contributions to the country. One of the things that not many female badminton players do is win tournament championships on the African continent. However, Thuzar proved it by capturing glory in Mauritius, Benin and Ivory Coast even become a back-to-back champion.
That's why she became the female badminton player that most expected by the Myanmar public and is even considered an influential athlete for the progress of badminton in Myanmar even though she is still relatively young.
Those are some talented female athletes who have beautiful faces and have influence on the field. I hope that female athletes will continue to advance to improve their quality.
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