Oviedo, October 22 (EFE) .- The Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin, who will collect the 2024 Princess of Asturias Sports Award this Friday, confirmed that she was “very happy” to receive the award because it “comforts her” after receiving the award after suffering a serious injury during the Olympic Games. Paris, for which he still needs time.
In a press conference after his arrival in Oviedo, Marin admitted that the injury marked an “important point” in his life and sporting career.
He explained that he “still” needs time, and after initially wanting to “shut down the racket,” he said he’s “in no rush.”
The player, who indicated she would look at things “differently” once it was over and reflected on it, said she would be “very disappointed” if the injury took her off the court and said she would try to avoid it by returning. To training to retire at court.
Marin (Huelva, 1993) was “very happy and happy” to be able to be in Oviedo, she had been waiting for it for many months, from the first minute she was told that she would be the winner of the competition, the Princess of Asturias prize, something “I have been dreaming about for many years”.
“It’s a big recognition” for her entire sporting career, she said, “and the way the medals are so nice” she’s “fundamentally grateful” for all the hard work, sacrifices, hard work and also leaving behind a lot of work. Behind him to achieve great prizes, medals and dreams.
“I have a great week ahead of me,” said the Huelva native after her “wonderful” welcome in Oviedo.I’ll never forget the moment I walked into the hotel and through the hotel doors. Bags started playing. So thank you all very much.”
Olympic champion in Rio 2016, winner of three World Cups and seven European gold medals, she said, “I’m very happy,” saying, “Thanks to sports,” especially since the sports princess was recognized for everything she’s done in her life. I have achieved “a lot of things” “Big dreams, perhaps something unimaginable in a sport that no one knew in Spain, in which a girl began to win great things”.
“Not only for me, but above all, it’s an award for my sport. By making the country talk about badminton, they want to know what it is and more people want to experience it.”
After initially recalling his participation in various competitions in Asturias, he noted that he was “particularly happy” because it reminded him of many things from his childhood.
Speaking about the serious knee injury he suffered at the Paris Olympics in his run-up to the Olympic final, he said he always tries to find “something positive” out of a “difficult or negative moment”, and revealed one positive. That problem was “being able to spend time with family”, after he came out at 14 and has not been able to spend “more than a week with them” in all these years since then.
Marin referred to her family, especially her mother, who was with her in the press room, and her work team, on the platform where she had a “very bad time” because “she was not easy to get out of where I was” until today, which after “reflecting” “looks at another point of view”.
In her opinion, it was completely unthinkable for a Spanish girl to dominate in an “Asian” sport, so breaking and overcoming that barrier “has the advantage” and the Sports Princess award “knows all the good things behind it” in a country like Spain, completely unknown and In a very rare sport.
The Andalusian advocated the importance of an athlete initially “enjoying what he is doing” in his career, and drew attention to the importance of national reference, which was “obviously” absent in his case at the moment. By emphasizing the values that they show “inwardly and outwardly” by having children “they can have that opportunity”.
He mentions “a lot of speed, change of pace, resistance and a bit of strength” as the main qualities that a top-level badminton player should have. court.”
Regarding the help that psychologists give to athletes, Marin has been working with these professionals since she was 15 years old and “thanks a lot” because they always take her hand and take her forward.
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