Rio Olympics: Spain's Marin wins women's badminton gold
AFP
19 August, 2016, 22:22
Update: 19 August, 2016, 22:29
Gold medalist Spain's Carolina Marin celebrates on the podium following the women's singles Gold Medal badminton match at the Riocentro stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 19 August 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo:AFP
Rio de janeiro: Spanish badminton world number one Carolina Marin defeated Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu in three games to win Olympic badminton gold in the women's singles Friday.
Marin, who celebrated almost every victorious point by shrieking at the top of her voice, lost the first game 21-19 but grabbed the second 21-12 before clinching gold with a 21-15 win in the decider.