Badminton brothers Nestor and Paxton Lin made their mark on the 2016 Shuttlesport Junior A Badminton Tournament last week.
Fourteen-year-old Nestor, a Grade 8 student at Summit middle, took home gold in the under-15 boys singles division and another gold medal in the under-15 mixed-doubles category. He also made the podium in the boys doubles, where he took second overall.
His younger brother Paxton, 12, also had a strong showing at the tournament.
The Grade 6 Summit middle student won two gold medals — one in the under-13 boys singles and another in boys doubles — before the weekend was out.
The Lin brothers may be young, but the Coquitlam duo has been on the badminton scene for a number of years.
In 2014, Nestor captured the provincial championship title, taking first place in the boys under-12 mixed doubles. After just one year in the game, he was chosen to compete in the 2012 Jr. Pan American Games in Edmonton in the under-11 category.
Nestor is also a second-degree black belt in taekwondo but he spends most of his time training at the Ace Badminton Centre in Richmond with coach Harry Pan.
While Paxton is younger, he also has considerable experience with the sport.
He was crowned under-10 champion in 2014 at a regional badminton tournament and held the No. 1-ranking in his age group.
