Marin ready to go the distance to be best-ever


MUMBAI (Reuters) - For someone who took up badminton as a hobby, Carolina Marin has come a long way to be the reigning Olympic and world champion but the Spaniard yearns for more as she continues her journey towards becoming the best-ever in the sport.

In August, Marin became the first woman player to win three World Championships titles when she beat India's Pusarla Sindhu in Nanjing to add to her gold medals from 2014 and 2015.

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