Happy Birthday Carolina Marin


Happy Birthday Carolina Marin

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PC: Forbes

At the start of the decade, no one could have imagined that a player from the badminton backwater of Spain would come to dominate women’s singles for the next ten years. Yet Carolina Marin did exactly that and more.

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Since 2014, she has won an incredible 3 World Championship titles, the most in history; the 2016 Olympic Gold; 4 European titles and multiple BWF tournaments. If there were a contest for the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) player in WS badminton, Marin would certainly rank high in the list of many players and fans.

Her journey to the top is indeed fascinating and she would be a good subject for a biopic or a documentary. Much like Liu Xiang in athletics and Bobby Fischer in chess, hers is the story of an individualistic genius who competed against an organized system and ended up eclipsing it.

Known for her attacking style of play and mid-court shrieks, Marin has revolutionized international badminton and served as an inspiration for girls from countries where badminton is not very popular.

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Her sensational comeback from injury adds yet another chapter to her growing legend. She would surely be one of the favourites for Tokyo 2021.

Here’s wishing Marin a very happy birthday and many more titles to come!