Olympic and world badminton champion Carolina Marín of Spain retires

Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Marín is the only

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• Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won…
• Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Marín is the only
• woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016

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• at Rio de Janeiro in 2016
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• Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won…
• Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Marín is the only
• woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016