Miles Krajweski and Jayci Simon are trying to win Team USA’s first para badminton medal in the SH6 mixed doubles event for players of short stature. The two met back in 2016, have played together since 2022 and share the common goal of growing para badminton in the United States with a Paralympic medal.
Jayci Simon, 19, left, and Mike Krajewski, 19, from the U.S., compete in their first doubles badminton match in the SH6 classification at Porte La Chapelle Arena during the Paralympic Games, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Paris. Mike Krajewski, 19, right, and Jayci Simon, 19, from the U.S., compete in their first doubles badminton match in the SH6 classification at Porte La Chapelle Arena during the Paralympic Games, on Thursday, August 29, 2024, in Paris.
Krajewski and Simon will both compete in men’s and women’s singles competition before facing Thailand to close group play at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in Paris. A win over Thailand would put Team USA among the final four pairs, one win away from securing the historic medal.Opening ceremony for Paralympics in central Paris aims to reshape views of disabilities“I think we’ve got to carry some of the confidence along with the fire, because they’re also a really good opponent,” Krajewski said.
Simon did much of her training without any coaching, using a portable net at a local church’s gym in Saint Johns, Michigan. She was forced to research and create her own workouts, rely on her parents to throw her shuttlecocks, and gain playing experience from the local recreational badminton club at Michigan State University. She is studying exercise science and kinesiology at Lansing Community College on top of part-time work as an optometrist.
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