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Carolina Marín: I will arrive in Tokyo in better form than ever

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Madrid, Jul 22 (EFE), (Camera: Leo Redondo).- Carolina Marín remembers getting up early hours of the morning to watch fellow Spaniards and badminton players Yoana Martínez and Pablo Abián compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the time, few considered the Spanish team to be a strong force in the discipline but it fueled Marín’s own aspirations to play in the “most important and special event an athlete can compete in.”SOUNDBITES OF BADMINTON STAR CAROLINA MARIN ON WEDNESDAY:"I am very proud of being here in this pavilion, sharing my sport with the students and the winners, who could enjoy badminton.""Well, personally it has helped me because I was going through a personal problem that had affected my concentration regarding sport so the postponement of the Olympics and the idea of having one year ahead of it to prepare myself makes me feel confident since I know I that I will arrive in better form than ever and I will go for the gold medal."

Added on the 22/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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