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Spain's Marin reaches Olympic badminton semi-finals

Published : Sunday, 4 August, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 109
PARIS, AUG 3: Spain's Carolia Marin moved into the Olympic badminton semi-finals on Saturday and said it had been a long journey back since missing the Tokyo Games with a serious knee injury. 

Marin, the 2016 women's singles champion, beat Japan's Aya Ohori 21-13, 21-14 at La Chapelle Arena to set up a final-four showdown with China's He Bingjiao. 

Marin was hot favourite for the title at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago until she suffered a cruciate ligament knee tear just months before the tournament.

That kept her out for a year and came just two years after she ruptured the ligament in her other knee -- an injury that sidelined her for eight months of 2019. 

Marin said it "means a lot" to be back in medal contention on the Olympic stage. 

"Three years ago, I couldn't think that I would reach a semi-final here in Paris," she said.

"The journey has been a long way but I am here and I feel really proud of myself." 

South Korea's world number one An Se-young also progressed with a 15-21, 21-17, 21-8 win over Japan's two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi. 

An's semi-final opponent will be Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, who beat Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 25-23, 21-9.
  
Marin beat eighth seed Ohori in 52 minutes and looked in control of their match from the off.

"I'm proud of myself because the day before yesterday I had a difficult match," said the 31-year-old.  "Today from the beginning I wanted to keep the focus on the things that I want to improve."    —AFP



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