Agnese Allegrini
Encyclopedia
Agnese Allegrini is a female badminton
player from Italy
.
She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships and reached the second round, where she lost to Eriko Hirose
of Japan.
She played at the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing
, where she lost at the first round to the Ukraine
player Larisa Griga
. She was the first ever Italian badminton player to compete in Olympic Games
.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships and reached the second round, where she lost to Eriko Hirose
Eriko Hirose
Eriko Hirose is a female badminton player from Japan. She is currently ranked thirteenth in the world as a singles player as of June 2011.She competed at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim...
of Japan.
She played at the 2008 Olympic Games
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, where she lost at the first round to the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
player Larisa Griga
Larisa Griga
Larisa Griga is a female badminton player from Ukraine.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round ....
. She was the first ever Italian badminton player to compete in Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
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