Rio 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marin has announced her retirement from professional badminton, citing injury concerns, bringing an end to a decorated career.
Last month, the 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist had resumed training and her eyes are set on defending her gold medal at the Tokyo Games.
World No 11 Saina Nehwal lost to the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist Carolina Marin 21-7, 21-7 to end Indian contingent's any hope of a medal.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal defeated eight-seed Young 25-23, 21-12 in a match that lasted for 39 minutes to make it to the quarter-finals.
The 24-year-old badminton player stated that she is indeed ready to improve her performances at the Olympics and will aim for nothing but gold.
Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin said early on Tuesday that she hoped to win the Princess of Asturias Award, after…
Sindhu lagged 1-3 early on but the Indian slowly made her way to grab a 4-3 lead after producing a brilliant drop. She extended it to 6-4.
Saina Nehwal's impressive run came to a disappointing end at the World Championships as she suffered a straight-game loss to two-time champion Carolina Marin here today.
Cheung Ngan Yi registered an upset 21-12, 21-19 victory to end Marin's journey in the tournament.
It was the first time that the Indian duo was entering the quarterfinals of a Super Series event since they teamed up 10 months ago.
