Caroline Marine signaled his intention to return to badminton court.

The 31-year-old Spaniard, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the women’s singles semifinal at Paris 2024told the press at the Relevo X Change gala in Madrid on Thursday (November 14) night that she will aim for a comeback, but in her own time.

“There’s no rush, but it’s been non-stop rehabilitation. Since I broke my knee in Paris, I haven’t picked up a badminton racket. It’s important to rebuild the muscles first,” Marin said

“I’m going step by step; I’d like to retire on the pitch, but I’m in no rush. It’s a dream, but not an obsession.”

The Spanish shuttler is all too familiar with the rehabilitation process required for an ACL. In 2019, Marin suffered a tear in his right knee before suffering the same injury in his left two years later.

Also, when he fell in Paris, a Rio 2016 The Olympic champion immediately felt what happened: “When I heard the knee, I knew it was the end,” she recalled.