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Is Carolina Marin famous in Spain?
Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional badminton player. She is an Olympic Champion, three-time World Champion, five-time European Champion, and the former World’s No. 1 in BWF rankings for the women’s singles discipline, holding the World No. 1 title for 66 weeks.
How famous is Carolina Marin?
She became the first Spaniard to win the World Championship title and the third European female player to ever win the gold medal after Lene Koppen and Camilla Martin. She made history by winning three World Championships titles and being the only female badminton player to do so.
Which country is Carolina Marin from?
Spanish
Carolina Marin/Nationality
What happened Marin badminton?
Carolina Marin suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee as well as a partial tear of the external and internal meniscus in training. The pursuit of gold, for the pack leader of badminton’s golden generation in women’s singles, took a terrible turn last Friday with a twisted knee.
Who has beaten Carolina Marin?
PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu gets the head start It was a momentous triumph for the then 15-year-old PV Sindhu, as she prevailed over the elder Carolina Marin in straight games, winning 21-17, 21-19.
Who is the World No 1 badminton player?
Men’s singles
| BWF World Rankings (Men’s singles) as of 14 December 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Players |
| 1 | Denmark | Viktor Axelsen |
| 2 | Japan | Kento Momota |
| 3 | Denmark | Anders Antonsen |
Is Marin playing Olympic?
Carolina Marin: Olympic badminton champion to miss Tokyo 2020 with torn ACL. The Spanish player has confirmed that an injured left knee has ruled her out of the Olympic Games in 2021. Marin, who won gold at Rio 2016, is a three-time World and five-time European champion.
Why did Carolina Marin did not participate in Tokyo Olympics?
The world sporting fraternity was left in a shock yesterday when the reigning Olympic Champion, Carolina Marin, put out a tweet announcing that she has pulled out of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics due to an injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) on her left knee.
Who is Carolina Marin?
Carolina Marin, best known for being a Badminton Player, was born in Spain on Tuesday, June 15, 1993. Spanish badminton player who is regarded as one of the best women’s singles players in the world. In 2014, she won both the World and European Badminton Championships, becoming the youngest European Champion in history in the process.
How did Carolina Marín get started in badminton?
Carolina Marín in her earlier childhood was a keen Flamenco dancer. It was when she came to know about badminton upon seeing her friend playing the sport, who introduced her to the game, that she developed an interest and began to fall in love with this sport, and ever since then, decided to stop dancing and play badminton wholeheartedly.
When did Carolina Marín win the European Championship?
Carolina Marín won the European Championship in April 2014 in the Russian city of Kazan. Five months later, in August 2014, in China, Carolina was acclaimed “badminton world champion”. She was the first Spanish woman with this title and the third European player to win a badminton gold medal in China.
Who did Carolina Marín play for in the IBL?
Carolina Marín played for the Bangalore team named Banga Beats in the inaugural edition of the Indian badminton League (IBL) in 2013.