From another planet! Carolina Marín was proclaimed champion of the 2022 European badminton after defeating the Scottish in the final played on the municipal court of Gallur Kirsty Gilmour (21-10 and 21-12) in just 41 minutes.
After eleven months injured due to a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the two menisci of the left knee, Carolina Marín She reappeared through the front door in Madrid, supported by her family and the Spanish fans, to continue holding the continental title that she has firmly dominated since 2014.
The player from Huelva beat Gilmour in the final displaying her best game repertoire and giving no chance for surprise against the Scot, who slipped into the final after getting rid of the Dutch in previous rounds Gayle Mahulettethe Estonian Kristin Cubathe Belgian Lianne Tan and the danish Mia Blichfeldtsecond seeded.
Carolina Marín reached the final losing only one set, the quarterfinal against the Danish Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt, with which he did suffer to take the match to his field. The rest of the matches against the Czech Katerina Tomalovathe Ukrainian Maria Ultina and the Turkish Neslihan Yigit He got through them without a hitch.
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With this victory, the sixth consecutive in a European, Carolina Marín expands a list of winners that also includes an Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and three world championships
