Laura Sárosi
Laura Sárosi (born 11 November 1992) is a Hungarian badminton player who has qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics due to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Personal life
Sárosi was born on 11 November 1992 in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
Badminton
At the 2016 European Badminton Championships Sárosi was eliminated in the second round. She beat Croatian Dorotea Sutara 21–8, 21–5 in the first round, before losing to Karin Schnaase of Germany, 21–16, 14–21, 18–21.[2] During the match, Sárosi loaned her spare shoes to her opponent, after one of Schnaase's own shoes had fallen apart during the first set. The result meant that Sárosi did not gain enough ranking points to qualify directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was instead named as the second alternate.[3][4] Sárosi was later given a place in the Games after unused Tripartite Commission wildcards were reallocated.[4][5][3]
References
- ^ "Laura Sarosi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Laura Sarosi Tournament Results". BWF. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b Zaccardi, Nick (17 May 2016). "Badminton player earns Olympic spot after act of sportsmanship". NBC Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b Beni, Alexandra. "Great success: Hungarian badminton player, Laura Sárosi to compete in Rio". Hungary Daily News. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Sachetat, Raphaël (25 May 2016). "Laura Sarosi – Fair play girl finally makes it to Rio". badzine.net. Badzine. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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