Carolina Marin is Back – Marin Wins European Championship: Carolina Marin is back and so her TITLE winning ways. After staying away from the game almost for a year due to KNEE Injury, Marin made a winning return to the court. built upon her already-impressive record at the European Championships with a sixth consecutive title: Follow Badminton News Updates with InsideSport.IN
Carolina Marin – Winning Return to COURT
- The Spaniard, who had opted out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last year due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in her left knee.
- Out of competition for a year and having missed the Olympics and World Championships, Marin entertained her home crowd throughout the week.
- She defeated Kirsty Gilmour 21-10 21-12 to claim a record-breaking sixth consecutive title.
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Carolina Marin is Back: After 1 year break with knee injury, Carolina Marin makes winning return as she captures European Championship for record 6th time
The 28-year-old, facing familiar opponent Kirsty Gilmour, won 21-10 21-12 in 42 minutes.
“I played better today in the final. It is not easy to control in front of these amazing spectators at home. I took all the energy and power they gave me during the match, and wanted everyone to enjoy me on the court,” said Marin.
She now has one title more than Danish legend Peter Gade in the singles and equals Gillian Gilks for the most number of titles in one category (Gilks won six in mixed doubles). The last winner in the women’s singles category was Tine Baun, who retired almost a decade ago.
“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,” Marin said.
“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.”
Three for Axelsen, Stoevas
Viktor Axelsen won his third men’s singles crown after a span of four years, while the Stoeva sisters picked up their third consecutive women’s doubles title.
Carolina Marin is Back: After 1 year break with knee injury, Carolina Marin makes winning return as she captures European Championship for record 6th time
The match between Viktor Axelsen and Anders Antonsen could not live up to expectations. An error-prone and frustrated Antonsen put up good resistance, but it was not enough to put his senior compatriot under enough pressure.
“It wasn’t the most beautiful game. It was hard to control the shuttle and produce a high quality. I didn’t use too much energy throughout the tournament, but it was about being able to win,” Axelsen said.
Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva won their third consecutive crown, barely breaking a sweat in beating Linda Efler/ Isabel Lohau 21-14 21-10.
“We are very happy. Indeed, we came for the title and played some good matches on the way. It was mentally tough, since everyone wants to beat us,” Stefani Stoeva said.
“Our main target is to win a World Championships medal this year.”
Carolina Marin is Back: After 1 year break with knee injury, Carolina Marin makes winning return as she captures European Championship for record 6th time
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