Uriel Francisco Canjura Artiga (born 12 September 2000) is a Salvadoran badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games; and also the silver medalists at the 2023 and 2024 Pan Am Championships.
Career Canjura started playing badminton at the age of 9, when his stepfather Andrés Ardón, who was also a member of the Salvadoran Badminton Federation, became his first coach. Initially, he used to play soccer but later switched to badminton. Developing his skills in the sport, he went on to represent El Salvador at the 2018 Youth Olympics, where he was also chosen to be the flag bearer for his country. He studied general high school at the Agustina Charvin School in San Salvador and graduated in 2018. In his career so far, he has won international titles in El Salvador, Brazil, and Suriname, besides winning a silver medal at the Pan American Championships in 2024. Canjura qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and became the first ever Salvadoran badminton player at the Olympics. He was assigned as the country flag bearer during the parade of nations in the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
Achievements Pan American Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Brian Yang 11–21, 10–21 Bronze
Pan Am Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Kevin Cordón 18–21, 21–18, 13–21 Bronze 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Brian Yang 10–21, 5–21 Silver 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Kevin Cordón 21–14, 17–21, 13–21 Silver 2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Victor Lai 11–21, 9–21 Silver
Junior Pan American Games Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2021 Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia Brian Yang 8–21, 6–21 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Pacific Valley Events Center,Yumbo, Valle, Colombia Fátima Centeno Brian Yang Rachel Chan 13–21, 14–21 Silver
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2019 El Salvador International Howard Shu 21–11, 11–21, 21–13 Winner 2021 El Salvador International Donnians Oliveira 21–14, 21–12 Winner 2022 Brazil International Bernardo Atilano 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2022 Guatemala International Giovanni Toti 20–22, 20–22 Runner-up 2022 Peru International Jonathan Matías 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2022 El Salvador International Kevin Cordón 21–18, 21–23, 21–18 Winner 2023 Peru International Fabio Caponio 11–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2023 Suriname International Giovanni Toti 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2024 El Salvador International Mark Alcala 14–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2025 Suriname International Julien Scheiwiller 18–21, 21–8, 21–9 Winner 2026 Giraldilla International Bruno Carvalho 21–15, 21–12 Winner 2026 Paraguay Open Donnians Oliveira 19–21, 21–19, 11–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2026 Giraldilla International Manuel Mejía Kathiravun Manivannan Mukil Nambikumar 21–16, 23–25, 21–10 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Guatemala Future Series Fátima Centeno Jonathan Solís Nikté Sotomayor 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Boys' singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Guatemala Junior International Andrés Ramírez 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2016 Colombia Junior International Christopher Martínez 21–17, 21–10 Winner 2018 Mexican Junior International Fabrício Farias 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Colombia Junior International Fátima Centeno Yamit Gironza Tatiana Muñoz 21–12, 22–20 Winner BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
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