Olympic Champion Carolina Marín to Headline Resilience Talk in Tenerife
Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marín will discuss resilience and her storied career at a free public event held at the Leal Theatre in La Laguna on May 6th.
Carolina Marín, the athlete who transformed European badminton, will headline a special event at the Leal Theatre in La Laguna on May 6th. Titled "Luck Doesn't Come Alone," the session marks a new chapter for the Huelva-born star following her retirement from professional competition, which she announced late last March.
The event is free and open to the public until the venue reaches capacity. It will be moderated by Fátima Febles, head of sports at Radio Televisión Canaria. Organized by the Autonomous Sports Organization (OAD) under the leadership of Badel Albelo, the talk aims to explore how resilience and mental strength are essential for elite performance. Marín is the perfect guest for this discussion, having famously broken the long-standing dominance of Asian players in the sport to become one of Spain’s most influential athletes.
Beyond her impressive record—which includes an Olympic gold medal from Rio 2016 and three world championship titles—the conversation will focus on the importance of perseverance. Marín, who began training at age eight at the Club Recreativo IES La Orden before moving to the High Performance Center in Madrid, will share how discipline and mental toughness helped her overcome the serious injuries that defined her career.
Her visit to Tenerife is part of a local initiative to share inspiring stories that go beyond the world of competition. For the local sports community, this is a unique opportunity to learn from one of Spain’s most decorated athletes about what it takes to stay at the top of the world stage for over a decade, turning her legacy into a valuable lesson for the next generation.