The racquetball competition at the 2022 World Games took place from July 10 to 13[1] in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States at the University of Alabama Birmingham.[2] Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Racquetball returns to The World Games programme after nine years of absence.
Racquetball at the 2022 World Games | |
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Venue | University of Alabama Birmingham |
Dates | 10–13 July |
No. of events | 2 |
Competitors | 32 from 14 nations |
Schedule
editAll times are Alabama Time (UTC-5)
P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Date → | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | Tue 12 | Wed 13 | ||||
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Event ↓ | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A |
Men's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | B & F | |||
Women's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | B & F |
M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session
Qualification
editSixteen men and sixteen women qualified for the 2022 World Games at the 2021 World Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Participating nations
edit- Argentina (2)
- Bolivia (2)
- Canada (2)
- Chile (1)
- Colombia (2)
- Costa Rica (2)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Ecuador (2)
- Guatemala (3)
- Ireland (4)
- Japan (1)
- Mexico (4)
- South Korea (2)
- United States (4)
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Andrés Acuña Costa Rica |
Rodrigo Montoya Mexico |
Andree Parrilla Mexico |
Women's singles |
Paola Longoria Mexico |
Ana Gabriela Martinez Guatemala |
Angélica Barrios Bolivia |
References
edit- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Racquetball - The World Games - 2022 Birmingham, USA". TWG2022.com. The World Games. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.