Carolina MarínSpanish badminton pioneer with the Triple Corona and an admirable spirit of improvement, has received the Movistar Trophy in the 78th Grand Gala MD. “It is a gala to enjoy, to be able to get to know each other among athletes, who many times each one is in their own world,” said the player from Huelva.
Carolina Marín, 32, has one of the most impressive records in Spanish sport, most meritorious in her case for her role as a pioneer in badminton, a discipline deeply rooted in Asia but a minority in Spain.
Badminton champion Carolina Marín told us at the Mundo Deportivo Grand Gala how she is facing a very special year.
An Olympic gold in the Rio 2016 Gamesthree world titles (2014, 2015, 2018) and seven European golds (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024), among other successes, summarize the career of the Andalusian, whose record would be even brighter if three serious knee injuries had not crossed her path.
This spirit of improvement, together with her love and commitment to her sport, greatly distinguishes Carolina, awarded in 2024 with the Princess of Asturias Sports Award. Marín is one of the athletes most loved by the fans. In 2016 she completed the Triple Crown by becoming the first non-Asian Olympic champion in women’s badminton.
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In 2019 he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, but the coronavirus forced him to postpone the Tokyo Games from 2020 to 2021 and there a door to hope opened. Carolina recovered from that serious injury in time, but ultimately was unable to defend her Olympic gold in Tokyo because shortly before she suffered another serious injury to her other knee, the left one.
Rehabilitated again, another curse fell on her when she was heading like a shot towards her second Olympic final in Paris 2024: another tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee when he was winning in the semifinals against the Chinese He Bingjiao (21-14 and 10-5). His goal now is to go day by day and reach the European Championship in his hometown, Huelvafrom April 6 to 12.
“I plan the year from less to more. It is true that it is going to be very special. The Huelva European It will be magical for me, an unforgettable moment,” Carolina said.
