Drama for Spain. Carolina Marín was overcoming China’s He Bingjiao in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics (21-14 and 10-4) when she made a bad move and fell to the ground. Once again the ghosts and a painful withdrawal two points later.
I try, but his knee ended his dream in Paris. She returned to the court to a standing ovation from the crowd – after going to the bench to put on a knee brace –But it was not to be and she was forced to leave in tears. Now, Jiao, world number six, will seek the Olympic title against South Korean An Se Young, who in the other semi-final defeated Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (11-21, 21-13, 21-16). The injury has managed to knock out the Spaniard, three-time world champion and seven-time European champion, after a perfect tournament in which she won all the matches. and in which he hoped to win his second gold after the one he won in Rio 2016. Another knee injury kept her from competing at the Tokyo 2020 Games, and bad luck has kept her off the podium in Paris.
Fate was once again cruel to the Spaniard, who was left without a medal in a championship in which she was, without a doubt, the best. The public cried with her after an image that quickly went viral and showed the greatness of the athlete. Carolina apologized to the public and gave up the wheelchair, leaving the track on her own two feet. Despite the insistence of the medical assistants, The limping Spaniard went to the stands to apologize and said goodbye in tears. The ovation after her proud gesture was thunderous.
The video The post that shows the athlete’s courage is spreading like wildfire on social media – it has more than 300,000 views in just one hour. where the displays of support and pride are countless.
“You already have the gold @CarolinaMarin, because you have a heart of gold! A true example of struggle”, “Total admiration for one of the best Spanish athletes in history”, “It is an unbearable cruelty. No athlete deserves it, but she even less so after so much struggle, sacrifice and overcoming.. There is no consolation, but you will always be our pride, a legend and a banner for this country” or “Sometimes you don’t have to win gold to prove that you are a true champion”are some of the messages that accompany the publication in “X”.
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