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Carolina Marín he’s back. She not only just won her sixth consecutive badminton European Championship after recovering from a knee injury (which prevented her from competing in Tokyo 2020), but the Olympic champion and three-time world champion has returned stronger than ever and with her mind set on the next Olympics: those of Paris 2024.
Yesterday we had the opportunity to spend some time with her and with the elite athletes Niko Shera, Eva Moral and Martin de la Puentethe four ambassadors of the Toyota Spain Team, who have just renewed with the company and will be accompanied by it on their way to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.
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Niko Shera He will face a new challenge by moving up in weight from -90kg —a category in which he was twice world champion— to -100kg. Martin of the Bridge has managed to be ranked number 10 in the world ranking of wheelchair tennis and He will make history by being the first Spanish Paralympic athlete to play a Grand Slam, in this case on clay in Paris, from May 31 to June 4 at the Roland Garros tournament. Y Eva Moralwho achieved a historic result at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by hanging the bronze medal in the PTWC1 class of Paralympic triathlon, celebrates with great enthusiasm her new adventure of being a mother and with a clear goal, to be more than ready to compete in Paris 2024.
For its part, Carolina He returns with more strength, physically and mentally: “Sunday was my first day of training, the competition started on Monday, and in Madrid I felt the support in the pavilion, which was full because many people came to cheer. When I broke my knee I only thought about recovering and Paris 2024to win that gold at the age of 31, something that in the world of badminton is difficult, especially if you are a woman”.
Nico de Vicente, the presenter, emphasized the illusion with which he spoke, since Carolina has gone through a very hard stage, due to his injury, for which, he confesses, he has continued to rely on his therapist: “Since I was 15 years old I have been going to a psychologist, and at some stages of my life I have had two, for my personal and professional life. Mental health in sport is essential,” he said. “Now, my mentality has changed, it is no longer just wanting to win, but now I also want to focus on enjoying myself. I marked Paris as my goal but as strength and energy that pushes me. There are only two years left, and I face it with enthusiasm, desire and motivation.
We look forward to hearing all the news from these elite representatives and counting down to Paris 2024.
Silvia Lorente is a lifestyle and pop culture journalist, but the truth is that she would live on the same street as the Kardashians and would be Jennifer Aniston’s ‘BFF’ if her mother had let her be an actress.
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