Olympic & World Badminton Champion Carolina Marín Announces Retirement
In March 2026, Spanish Olympic and World Badminton Champion Carolina María Marín Martín announced her retirement from professional badminton at the age of 32 after failing to fully recover from a third serious knee injury.
Achievements:
Olympics: She won the Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games(Brazil), becoming the first non-Asian woman to claim the singles badminton title.
World Titles: Secured World Championships three times in 2014, 2015, and 2018, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat.
Ranking: Held the World Number One ranking for a record of 66 weeks during her career.
In March 2026, Spanish Olympic and World Badminton Champion Carolina María Marín Martín announced her retirement from professional badminton at the age of 32 after failing to fully recover from a third serious knee injury.
Achievements:
Olympics: She won the Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games(Brazil), becoming the first non-Asian woman to claim the singles badminton title.
World Titles: Secured World Championships three times in 2014, 2015, and 2018, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat.
Ranking: Held the World Number One ranking for a record of 66 weeks during her career.
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