Rio 2016 Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin suffered an injury on her left knee throughout the coaching on Friday.
Marin, the Spanish badminton participant, knowledgeable that she suffered discomfort throughout the coaching and subsequent assessments have confirmed the injury.
“Today I have suffered some discomfort during training that forced me to stop training,” Marin stated in an announcement on Twitter.
“After the first tests carried out, the doctors have verified that the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the left knee has been affected. Soon I will be able to give you more information. I am in the best hands, always,” she added.
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— Carolina MarÃn (@CarolinaMarin) May 28, 2021
Marin is one in all the favourites to win the title on this yr’s Olympics.
Meanwhile, Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday confirmed that no additional tournaments can be performed inside the qualifying window.
As a end result, India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth’s slim probabilities of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics ended after the announcement.
“The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm no further tournaments will be played inside the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying window,” BWF stated in an official assertion.
According to BWF, whereas the qualification interval formally closes on June 15, as per the Revised Tokyo 2020 qualification system, the present Race to Tokyo rankings record is not going to change.
BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund stated: “The Olympic qualification course of is in impact closed as there aren’t any further alternatives for gamers to earn factors.
“However, we still need to receive confirmations from National Olympic Committees and Member Associations, followed by any possible reallocations, and this will take a number of weeks to complete,” he added.
