Carolina Marin's Olympic journey ends
Had to withdraw due to injury, was inconsolable crying
Spain, Spain's star shuttler Carolina Marin's journey ended at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. During the women's singles semi-final match, she suddenly suffered a knee injury, due to which she had to withdraw from the tournament. Moaning in pain, Carolina was inconsolable crying.
Marin was facing He Bing Jiao in this match. The Spanish star was leading the match 21-14, 10-6, when her luck deserted her and she suddenly fell down. This incident happened in the second game of the match.
Marin had won the first game 21-14. In the second game, she was leading 10-6, when she had some problem in her right leg. She stumbled after hitting a shot and fell down moaning in pain. The medical team arrived as soon as Marin fell down. However, as soon as the 31-year-old player realized that she would not be able to play anymore, she started crying loudly. After this, Xiao hugged her and consoled her.
The eyes of the audience also became moist after seeing Marin being out of the competition. Marin could not participate in the Tokyo Olympics due to a knee injury. She had won the gold medal in the Rio Olympics. Xiao has benefited from Marin's exit. She has reached the final. She will now face An Se Young of Korea.