Carolina Marín, gold in Rio 2016 and triple badminton world championhas announced that he is temporarily withdrawing from social networks after acknowledging that “I have collapsed” and what do you need “really isolate myself and think about myself”. The elite athlete has shared it in a video published on her profiles, where she states that she is not at her best and that she wants to focus on recovering her calm outside the digital spotlight.
In her message, the athlete relates the decision to accumulated wear and tear and, especially, to the last month. “I realized… that I have collapsed.”he points out, before adding that “It’s time to think about yourself” and that one of the decisions he will make will be to stay away from the networks for a while. Also appreciate the support and appeal to empathyby defending that it is important to show “the part we want to hide” since many people (public or anonymous) go through similar situations.
The pause comes while Marín continues with the knee injury recovery suffered at the Paris 2024 Games, a process that still maintains his return to competition without a public date. In a previous communication from the Spanish Badminton Federation it was indicated that the player continued with her rehabilitation after that injury, which is why He was not part of the Spanish team in later big dates. This context helps to understand why physical recovery and emotional well-being go hand in hand in elite athletes.
“It’s not just training or recovering from injuries, but also being aware of what material to offer my followers and that is very complex”
Joaquín Dosil, psychologist, on Carolina Marín’s decision to stay away from the networks pic.twitter.com/98wWBe5dcp
— RNE Deportes (@RNEdeportes) December 27, 2025
It is not confirmed how long the disconnection will last, because the athlete herself does not set a calendar in her message. What is clear is the background: setting limits is also part of training. Mental health is not always seen, but it affects performance, daily life and the way we deal with a long-term injury. Carolina will return stronger; Let’s hope that networks learn to be a space of support, not poison.
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