IOC Urged To Win Bronze Medal To Carolina Marin With Gregoria Mariska

The IOC was urged to give the bronze medal to Carolina Marin (Instagram/@carolinamarin).

JAKARTA - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was asked to give a bronze medal to two athletes at once, namely for the badminton players Carolina Marin and Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The request was made by the Chairman of the Spanish Badminton Federation, Andoni Azurmendi. He said that the bronze medal also deserved the acceptance of Carolina Marin who had struggled even though in the end he had to lose due to injury.

"This is a very difficult moment for Carolina (Marin) and all Spain, not just badminton. He is just one step away from the final of the second Olympics and is fighting for his second gold medal."

"The injury made Marin not win a medal. At least, the IOC had to give Marin bronze. He deserved it," Azurmendi was quoted as saying by Marca on Monday, August 5, 2024.

Not only Azurmendi, a similar request was also voiced by many badminton fans from Spain. They hope that the IOC can give Marin a bronze medal with Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

"The IOC should have given Carolina a bronze medal. That will be a signal that truly represents the spirit of the Olympics," wrote one netizen.

"The IOC should have given Carolina at least a bronze medal. He's definitely going to win the game," wrote another netizen.

Carolina Marin failed to qualify for the women's singles final for the 2024 Paris Olympics after suffering an injury against He Bing Jiao in the semifinal match, Sunday, August 4, 2024.

Marin stepped down while winning 21-14 and 10-8 in the second game over He Bing Jiao. His decision did not continue the match because Marin suffered a right knee injury.

Before finally having to finish the struggle early, Marin had time to try to continue the match after receiving treatment from the medical team.

Her right knee was held, but that situation did not make Marin more comfortable. Until finally she gave up in a 10-8 lead and decided to withdraw from the semifinals.

Marin is also confirmed to withdraw from the match against Gregoria in the 2024 Olympics bronze medal which was supposed to be held Monday, August 5, 2024.

After the incident, BWF through an official statement confirmed that Gregoria, who previously lost against An Se-young, became a badminton player who won the 2024 Olympics bronze medal.