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Biography
Pedro Alejandro Yang Ruiz (born October 9, 1976) is a male badminton player from Guatemala.
Biography
Yang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Jim Ronny Andersen of Norway.
He moved to Denmark at the age of 24 and started training at the International Badminton Academy (IBA). Yang has won a gold medal at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador and bronze medals at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada and the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Pedro Yang was appointed to the International Olympic Committee's Athletes Commission from 2008-2016, Radio & TV Commission 2008-2013, Athletes Entourage Commission 2014-present.
Pedro Yang was appointed to the World Baseball Softball Confederation's Ethics Commission from 2016-present and served in the Badminton Athletes Commission from 2001-2016.
Pedro Yang is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.
Degrees
BA with Honours in Business Administration (Strategy & Management, De Montfort University, UK/ Niels Brock College DK.
Marketing Management Degree, Niels Brock College Copenhagen, DK.