<p>Three-time champion shuttler Carolina Marin on Friday pulled out of the 2021 BWF World Championship after failing to regain fitness following a knee injury.</p>

<p>The 28-year-old Marin had earlier withdrawn from the All England Championships this year after suffering the injury during the Swiss Open. However, she was planning to make a comeback at the World Championships beginning in Huelva, Spain this Sunday.</p>

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"I was having a really good start to the season, I had won four tournaments out of five. I was feeling very confident, strong and in a really good physical and psychological condition until just one bad movement broke my knee completely," Marin said in a video posted on her Twitter handle.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nos vemos la semana que viene en <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Huelva2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Huelva2021</a>, pero no en la pista 🏸🙏<br />
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See you next week in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Huelva2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Huelva2021</a>, but not on court 🏸🙏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BWFWorldChampionships?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BWFWorldChampionships</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsSantander?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sportssantander</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/santander_es?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@santander_es</a> <a href="https://t.co/TEeSU2rvND">pic.twitter.com/TEeSU2rvND</a></p>
— Carolina Marín (@CarolinaMarin) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarin/status/1469245603909705733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>"Mentally it has been really hard to keep myself up, my priorities have always been health and well-being. Therefore my team and myself have decided not to play the Huelva World Championship," she added.<br />
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The Rio Olympics gold medallist also said that her team will evaluate her knee progress and based on that she will take the call on her participation in upcoming tournaments.<br />
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"We have also taken the decision of not having a formal date for a comeback to competitions until we are 100 percent sure my knee is fully recovered. So we will be evaluating slow knee progress and the sensations. I am having it daily, so we believe I might be officially playing again in February and March," she said.</p>

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Apart from Marin, two-time gold medallist male shuttler Kento Momota of Japan and the 2017 World Championships gold medallist Nozomi Okuhara have already withdrawn from the tournament because of various reasons.</p>


Three-time champion shuttler Carolina Marin on Friday pulled out of the 2021 BWF World Championship after failing to regain fitness following a knee injury. The 28-year-old Marin had earlier withdrawn from the All England Championships this year after suffering the injury during the Swiss Open.

Three-time champion shuttler Carolina Marin on Friday pulled out of the 2021 BWF World Championship after failing to regain fitness following a knee injury. The 28-year-old Marin had earlier withdrawn from the All England Championships this year after suffering the injury during the Swiss Open. However, she was planning to make a comeback at the World Championships beginning in Huelva, Spain this Sunday. ALSO READ: BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu loses against South Korea's An Se-young in summit clash "I was having a really good start to the season, I had won four tournaments out of five. I was feeling very confident, strong and in a really good physical and psychological condition until just one bad movement broke my knee completely," Marin said in a video posted on her Twitter handle. Nos vemos la semana que viene en #Huelva2021, pero no en la pista 🏸🙏 See you next week in #Huelva2021, but not on court 🏸🙏#BWFWorldChampionships @sportssantander @santander_es pic.twitter.com/TEeSU2rvND — Carolina Marín (@CarolinaMarin) December 10, 2021 × "Mentally it has been really hard to keep myself up, my priorities have always been health and well-being. Therefore my team and myself have decided not to play the Huelva World Championship," she added. The Rio Olympics gold medallist also said that her team will evaluate her knee progress and based on that she will take the call on her participation in upcoming tournaments. "We have also taken the decision of not having a formal date for a comeback to competitions until we are 100 percent sure my knee is fully recovered. So we will be evaluating slow knee progress and the sensations. I am having it daily, so we believe I might be officially playing again in February and March," she said. ALSO READ: Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying named badminton players of the year by BWF Apart from Marin, two-time gold medallist male shuttler Kento Momota of Japan and the 2017 World Championships gold medallist Nozomi Okuhara have already withdrawn from the tournament because of various reasons.

Carolina Marin withdraws from 2021 BWF World Championships over fitness issues

<p class="MsoNormal">Ace Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin on Tuesday pulled out from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and both menisci of the left knee. The reigning Olympic Champion, Marin has been hailed as one of the finest badminton players of all time and was one of the biggest hopes for an Olympic gold during the Games in Tokyo for the Spain contingent. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Marin took to social media platform Twitter to announce the development as she said that they were excited for the Olympics but added that she will be back after recovering from the injury blow. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">“I want to thank everyone for your support and messages during these days. This is another blow that I have to deal with, but I will certainly be back. The preparation during the last two months had become very difficult for reasons beyond the team's control, but we were excited and knew that I would be on the best shape for the Olympics. It won't be possible. I know that I am in safe hands and that I have a lot of people by my side. #ICanBecauseIBelieveICan,” Marin said in a statement on Tuesday.</p>

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<p>Marin, reigning Olympic Champion, three-time World Champions and five-time European Champion, was one of the favourites in the women’s singles badminton event to win the coveted gold medal. The former world number one is regarded as one of the greatest female athletes in singles badminton.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Having won a medal in almost every BWF tournament, Marin was eyeing another gold at the quadrennial event. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">At Rio Olympics, Marin defeated India’s PV Sindhu to win the women’s singles final with a score of 19-21 as she scripted history by becoming the first non-Asian to win the Olympic badminton singles’ event.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">However, this is not the first time that Marin has suffered an ACL tear. In 2019, Marin had raptured her ACL during the Indonesia Masters final against Saina Nehwal. She underwent reconstruction surgery and had a recovery for four months.<o:p></o:p></p>


Ace Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin on Tuesday pulled out from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and both menisci of the left knee.

Ace Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin on Tuesday pulled out from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and both menisci of the left knee. The reigning Olympic Champion, Marin has been hailed as one of the finest badminton players of all time and was one of the biggest hopes for an Olympic gold during the Games in Tokyo for the Spain contingent. Marin took to social media platform Twitter to announce the development as she said that they were excited for the Olympics but added that she will be back after recovering from the injury blow. “I want to thank everyone for your support and messages during these days. This is another blow that I have to deal with, but I will certainly be back. The preparation during the last two months had become very difficult for reasons beyond the team's control, but we were excited and knew that I would be on the best shape for the Olympics. It won't be possible. I know that I am in safe hands and that I have a lot of people by my side. #ICanBecauseIBelieveICan,” Marin said in a statement on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Tennis: Osaka reveals 'bouts of depression' after shock French Open withdrawal 🐺💙#PuedoPorquePiensoQuePuedo pic.twitter.com/jxq21hhXgR — Carolina Marín (@CarolinaMarin) June 1, 2021 × Marin, reigning Olympic Champion, three-time World Champions and five-time European Champion, was one of the favourites in the women’s singles badminton event to win the coveted gold medal. The former world number one is regarded as one of the greatest female athletes in singles badminton. ALSO READ: Olympic anxiety leaves Japanese sponsors counting the cost Having won a medal in almost every BWF tournament, Marin was eyeing another gold at the quadrennial event. At Rio Olympics, Marin defeated India’s PV Sindhu to win the women’s singles final with a score of 19-21 as she scripted history by becoming the first non-Asian to win the Olympic badminton singles’ event. However, this is not the first time that Marin has suffered an ACL tear. In 2019, Marin had raptured her ACL during the Indonesia Masters final against Saina Nehwal. She underwent reconstruction surgery and had a recovery for four months.

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Badminton: Reigning Olympic champion, Carolina Marin pulls out of Tokyo 2020 due to knee injuries