Overview
- Carolina Marín, who announced her retirement Thursday in a social-media video, said her professional journey has ended at age 32.
- She cited an inability to fully recover from a third major ACL rupture and said she would not risk her body, having not competed since the Paris 2024 semifinal injury.
- Marín will not play at April’s European Championships in her hometown of Huelva, though she will attend to receive a tribute and take part in off-court events.
- Her career résumé includes Rio 2016 Olympic singles gold, an unprecedented three world titles, a record seven European crowns, and 66 weeks as world No. 1.
- Spanish outlets highlight her role in pushing badminton into the mainstream and note her exit as the close of a trailblazing generation in women’s sport.