14/10/2026
📣𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐳
𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫
𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐳 🇵🇪
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬
I was born in 1970 in a district called Villa Maria del Triunfo in Lima, Peru. My mother was a homemaker and my father worked at the airport. I studied at a Catholic school where they reinforced my values. My parents also instilled in me the importance of being a good person.
My passion for badminton began in 2005 when I had to give up swimming for health reasons. I discovered this sport and it captivated me from the first moment. My first coach was Fran Dacal from Spain.
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
What caught my attention most was the speed and changes of rhythm the shuttle could achieve, with strokes that required a great deal of technique. As a physical education teacher, I thought about teaching my students a new sport and giving them the opportunity to learn something new, and perhaps later on, they could become part of the Peruvian national team.
𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧
Since 2005, I have completed all the courses organised by the Peruvian Badminton Federation and the Pan American Badminton Federation.
I also completed the Shuttle Time Tutor course. That's why I'm currently the coordinator of the Shuttle Time programme in Peru, and my goal is to reach every corner of my three regions in Peru.
𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧
I want to bring badminton to schools throughout Peru and give everyone the opportunity to learn about the sport and improve their quality of life. My goal is to train future line judges and umpires in my country so they can become international line judges and BWF Umpires.
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
Seeing my students from Maria de los Angeles school join the Peruvian national badminton team. They started learning badminton in physical education classes, and training began on sand. We didn't have a badminton court; we had to put chewing gum on the corkboards of our shuttlecocks so they wouldn't blow away. Later, we moved to a lumberyard for training, and then the school was able to build a small sports court.
One of my former students from school had suffered a car accident and lost part of his arm. I helped motivate him to keep living and he joined the Para badminton team. Badminton was the means for him to find motivation and move forward with his life.
He dedicated his first medal to me, and the hug he gave me was the most beautiful hug of my life.
Another wonderful moment with badminton was when my daughter, Thaina Bellido, after many years of training, won her Pan American medal as a doubles player. Today, she is a successful psychologist, lives in Uruguay, and continues to play badminton. My daughter is a very responsible and good person. That’s what badminton did for her.
Another unforgettable moment was in 2024 when I was umpire at the 2024 Paralympics in France.
𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞
Badminton is a tool to change lives for me. It is a refuge where any worry fades away. In general, badminton has been, both personally and professionally, an activity that helps integrate, socialise, bring families together, and give my athletes a purpose and a goal in life.
After having been an elite kicking ball and handball coach, I can confidently say that badminton is a fascinating sport where physical and mental skills are pushed to the limit, where technical ability is essential, and where the dynamics of the game make you fall in love with the sport.
𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞
Developing badminton has been very rewarding. Seeing the process from not knowing how to hold a racket to reaching national championships is truly remarkable. It is also inspiring as a coach to see the athletes being consistent, hardworking, and focused, because badminton has given them responsibility and the values needed to become good citizens.
The Shuttle Time programme takes us from empirical learning to more technical knowledge, where the work is planned, monitored, and progressive.
Understanding that the process is the most important part, progressing step by step while achieving goals, and giving continuity to the learning process is what truly matters.
BWF — Badminton World Federation Badminton Pan Am Badminton Peru
