JAKARTA - Badminton star Carolina Marin officially decided to end her career. She hung up her racket because she couldn't fully recover from the third knee injury she suffered.
The 32-year-old badminton player made the announcement that he would no longer compete in professional events through a post on social media on Thursday, March 26, 2026, WIB night.
"My journey ends here. Thank you to all of you because you have also been a part of my journey," read the tweet from the Spanish badminton player on social media X.
Marin has not been able to return to the court after suffering a serious injury in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. He withdrew in the middle of the match against the Chinese star, He Bingjiao.
This is the third serious injury suffered by Marin in the knee after it first occurred in the final of the 2019 Indonesia Masters. Since Paris, he has not been able to return to the competitive arena until he decided to retire.
"In this new adventure, I will bring the values that have guided me all this time. Furthermore, I will try to repay the community for all that has been given to me so far. This is an incredible journey," Marin wrote again.
Marin is one of the great badminton players who have ever been born. He is the only badminton player outside Asia who has won a gold medal in the singles event on the big stage of the Olympics, namely in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro edition.
In addition, she is also the first female badminton player to win three World Championships and set a record of being ranked number one in the world for 66 weeks and seven European championships.
Marin came from behind to beat Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the 2014 World Championships final, defended the title in 2015, and claimed an unprecedented third title in 2018.
The achievement of three World Championships was only matched last year when Akane Yamaguchi managed to defeat her in the final round. Yamaguchi from Japan won the previous two titles in 2021 and 2022.
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