Carolina Marin is a badminton superstar. Even before her final with PV Sindhu at the Rio Olympics, Indian fans knew that she was a path-breaking women’s singles player, challenging the Asian hegemony in badminton. Just like Saina Nehwal, Marin was one of the new generation stars taking on the Chinese domination. Two-time World Champion, Olympic gold medallist – Marin’s on-court exploits speak for themselves.
Off court, however, Marin comes across as a happy-go-lucky girl, goofing around with her Hyderabad Hunters teammates B Sai Praneeth and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, when she sat down for a chat with The Field.
Be it making fun of Satwik’s shy demeanour in front of the camera, or learning Telugu from Sai Praneeth – Marin steals the show in this light-hearted conversation.
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