Spanish Badminton Star Carolina Marin Pulls Out of Australian Open
Carolina Marin, 22, suffered a shock defeat at the Indonesia Open Super Series over the weekend, knocked out by fourth seed Wang Yihan from China in the semi-final
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Marin pulls out of Australian Open
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Marin returns to Spain to prepare for Rio Olympics
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Marin lost to Wang Yihan in Indonesia Open semis
Badminton world champion Carolina Marin on Monday pulled out of the Australian Open to better prepare for the Rio Olympics.
"Back in Spain and I won't play in Australia! Recuperation and training. I will not play Australia Open! Sorry," Marin tweeted.
De nuevo por España y no jugare en Australia! A recuperarse y entrenar??
- Carolina Marin (@caro_marin2) June 6, 2016
I will not play Australia Open! Sorry pic.twitter.com/8dZIbVu57O
The world-ranked No. 1 added that she had suffered "some discomfort in Indonesia and we've come to Spain to recover and get ready for the most important thing: the Olympic Games. Thanks very much for all your support!"
Marin, 22, suffered a shock defeat at the Indonesia Open Super Series over the weekend, knocked out by fourth seed Wang Yihan from China in their semi-final.