A few days ago, Spanish badminton star and Rio Olympic champion Marin made a remark in an interview, which aroused heated discussions among netizens. She said she would be ready to win her second Olympic gold medal in women's singles and compete in Paris in 100 per cent form. In this regard, fans have a lot of discussions. Some people ridiculed: "Will An Xiying, Chen Yufei, Dai Ziying and Akane Yamaguchi agree?" But some netizens believe that Marin's competitive state is constantly improving, and he has recently defeated Chen Yufei and Dai Ziying, and has the strength to compete for the women's singles championship at the Paris Olympics.
In the past two Olympic cycles, Spain's Marin has been one of the toughest opponents in the women's singles. At the Rio 2016 Olympics, the women's singles team was led by London Olympic champion Li Xuerui, but failed to defend her title, and the gold medal in this event was taken away by Marin. It is worth mentioning that although Marin has achieved many excellent results in the international arena, he does not seem to be popular with Chinese fans. It has been pointed out that Marin likes to shout during the game, and even makes some provocative moves against his opponents, and there is a gap between his overall quality and other top players in the world.
Some netizens mentioned that Ma Lin had deliberately distorted the facts and maliciously accused the Chinese star Li Xuerui of cheating in the game, which made the outside world's favorability of her drop to the freezing point. During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Marin was affected by physical injuries and his personal technical ability and competitive form declined. During this period, Chen Yufei, Dai Ziying, Akane Yamaguchi and others ranked in the first echelon of women's singles in the world badminton. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Chen Yufei and Dai Tzuying met in the women's singles final, and Chen Yufei won the championship.
During the Paris Olympics cycle, South Korean genius girl An Seying was born, which brought a lot of impact to Chen Yufei, Dai Ziying, and Akane Yamaguchi. Judging from the results of the Asian Championships, World Championships, and year-end finals, An Xiying, Chen Yufei, Akane Yamaguchi and Dai Ziying have won almost all the women's singles gold medals, and even won the women's singles semifinals many times. Therefore, many fans believe that the gold medal in the women's singles in badminton at the Paris Olympics will also be awarded between the above four players. In the past two seasons, Rio Olympic champion Marin has once again entered the field of vision of fans.
The Spaniard has defeated Chen Yufei, Tai Tzu Ying, Akane Yamaguchi and other favourites in the BWF World Tour, announcing the return of the king. According to the latest BWF Women's Singles World Rankings, An Seying ranked first, followed by Chen Yufei, Dai Tzu Ying and Akane Yamaguchi ranked third and fourth respectively, and Marin ranked fifth. Marin is confident in the women's singles gold medal race at the Paris Olympics, saying her goal is to win a second Olympic singles gold medal. Some people think that her idea is unrealistic, and some fans still believe that Chen Yufei can defend her title in Paris!
(Shopkeeper Luo)