Carolina Marín Takes a Break from Competition Before Tokyo Olympics

Carolina Marín is not going to compete in the Madrid Masters that takes place from March 26 to Sunday the 31st at the Gallur municipal sports center facilities. After lifting the title at the All England and the Basel Open, the Huelva native and her team have decided to take a short break four months before the Games.

«I feel very happy and proud of the work I have done because there is a lot behind it. Many times you only see it when you get on the podium and get the medal, but it has been complicated. This is the path we want to follow and travel. I have put the focus of attention on where we want to work, which is to continue improving the game, that mental part, and, above all, that physically I continue to find myself as I am today,” said the Olympic champion in the Olympic Games. 2016.

«I have been in the tournament for three consecutive weeks, the first was in Paris, in the stadium where the Games are going to be held, and that defeat was quite hard in the sense that I did not expect it because the conditions were very good, physically I was Well, mentally I was prepared and it was a very hard blow. Yes, it is true that I was lucky to be surrounded by my entire team in Paris, we were talking a lot and I had a very important and very hard conversation with Fernando –Rivas, his coach– before the All England, and that was that decisive point to hit a change with myself. I cried and learned a lot and that is what has made me change the focus in each of the games I have played. The main themes were to get rid of fears and insecurities. There was a fear that was quite hidden, which was failing myself,” she says. Carolina will not compete again until the European Championship, which will be held between April 9 and 14 in Saarbrucken (Germany).

2024-03-25 21:29:34
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