Sisters resident medals in badminton

Bill Boyer recently won four awards for badminton at the World Masters Games in Edmonton — two gold and two bronze medals.

“These events are really the people’s olympics and they attract players from around the world in a variety of games,” Boyer said.

There were 20,000 players at Edmonton — 600 in badminton, Boyer reported. People play in their general age classification which helped limit the competition.

Boyer is 80 years old. He won men’s singles.

Local badminton practice takes place at The Athletic Club of Bend from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday and is open to anyone.