The Spanish Carolina Marín has achieved her sixth consecutive badminton European Championship in Madrid
The woman from Huelva, who has left behind an eleven-month hell due to injuries, beat Scottish Kirsty Gilmour in the final
The Andalusian player is already looking at the Tokyo World Cup, next August, and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
the spanish player Carolina Marin has conquered this Saturday his sixth consecutive badminton continental title after defeating the Scottish Kirsty Gilmour (21-10, 21-12) in the final of the European Championship in Madrid, a title that puts an end to an eleven-month nightmare for the woman from Huelva.
The untimely knee injury that deprived her of defending her Olympic title in Tokyo is now history, and the Andalusian has amply demonstrated it by masterfully completing a tournament at the Gallur Municipal Sports Center in which she has shown that has returned to aspire again to everything.
Carolina Marín soon distanced herself from her rival, the Scottish Kirsty Gilmour
The three-time world champion soon distanced herself with a 5-0 run in the opening set against the British (9-4), which she ended up leaving behind after the halfway point of the sleeve (15-6), among the cheers of the public present in the Madrid venue.
A split ended the second half for the Spanish team (7-2), which could turn off any reaction of the Scottish and close the contest quickly before falling to the ground in tears to celebrate his sixth continental win (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022).
Now, the woman from Huelva, who leaves the European Championship having lost only one set in the entire championship, faces the next World Championshipwhich will be disputed from August 21 to 28 in Tokyoall without taking his eyes off the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he aspires to regain his crown.
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The Andalusian affirms that “competing again has been my gold medal”
Carolina Marín, after winning the final, assured that “I feel happy. Beyond the gold medal itself, competing again has been my gold medal. This is the first of many tournaments that I have left. I’ve shown that I’m back, that we’re strong, that the knee and the injury are completely over. I am very happy to make my return to Madrid, in Spain, with all my family and friends. The public and I have enjoyed together”.
The one from Huelva had words of thanks for the public present these days in Gallur. “Millions and millions of thanks to each of the people who have come to see me from training last Sunday until Tuesday, which was my first game.” “This medal belongs to everyone”he concluded.
