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Marin wins European Championships after lengthy injury lay-off

May 01, 2022 13:08 IST

Spain's Carolina Marin celebrates winning the European Badminton Championships title for the sixth time in Madrid on Saturday.

IMAGE: Spain's Carolina Marin celebrates winning the European Badminton Championships for the sixth time in Madrid on Saturday. Photograph: Carolina Marin/Twitter

Three-time World champion Carolina Marin clinched the European Championships title for the sixth time on Saturday, making a triumphant return after a knee injury sidelined her for 10 months.

 

Marin, who injured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in June last year, was unable to defend her women's singles crown at the Tokyo Olympics.

The 28-year-old won 21-10, 21-12 against Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in the final in front of her home crowd in Madrid.

"I feel extremely happy, but it's not about winning the gold medal today. Being able to come back and playing my first tournament of the season is bigger," said former world number one Marin.

"I needed to improve my game and play some matches to gain confidence. I could do that in this tournament. I will enjoy this big story with my team, friends, and family right now.

"On Monday, we start again."

Marin, who is now ranked sixth, won the Olympic gold in 2016 at the Rio de Janeiro Games after beating India's P V Sindhu.

Source: REUTERS
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