Backing herself through badminton

By Jamila Cross, athletesdiscovered@gmail.com

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.”–Nelson Mandela.

This is the driving philosophy behind the Solangel Guzman Caribbean Sports Academy. Solangel is Cuban by birth and came to Trinidad and Tobago in 2010.

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