Reigning Olympic champion shuttler Carolina Marin on Tuesday confirmed she would not be a part of the Tokyo Olympics as she has torn her ACL in practice. The badminton star will undergo surgery this week.

Marin, on Tuesday, said in a statement posted on her Twitter handle, “After the examinations during the weekend and the medical consultation, I confirm that I have torn the ACL and both meniscus on my left knee. I will undergo surgery this week and start my recovery.”

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— Carolina Marín (@CarolinaMarin) June 1, 2021

She suffered a freak knee injury during training, leaving her doubtful for the Tokyo Games which begins in the Japanese capital on July 23.

“I want to thank everyone for your support and messages during these days. This is another blow that I have to deal with, but I will certainly be back. The preparation during the last two months had become very difficult for reasons beyond the team’s control, but we were excited and knew that I would be in the best shape for the Olympics. It won’t be possible. I know that I am in safe hands and I have a lot of people by my side,” she further said.

As per the report, the doctors conducted a number of tests on Marin, after which they came to the conclusion that the champion shuttler suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on her left knee.

Marin had earlier suffered an ACL injury on her right knee in January 2019, which kept her out of the courts until September of that year.

She has played in five tournaments so far this year, reaching the finals in five of them and winning four.