The Spaniard Carolina Marin, Olympic champion in badminton at the Rio Games in 2016, will not defend her title in Tokyo due to a ruptured ligament in her knee, she announced on Tuesday on social networks.
After medical examinations, “It has been confirmed that I tore my anterior cruciate ligament and both menisci in my left knee. I’m going to have to have surgery this week and start recovery.”, added the 27-year-old, who was injured on May 28 in training.
“It’s a new blow that I have to face, but I have no doubt that I will come back”, assures the champion, who already suffered a torn cruciate ligament in her right knee in 2019. The young Spaniard was crowned European champion for the fifth time on May 2 and was a serious candidate for a medal for the Spain at the Tokyo Olympics (July 23-August 8).
