Copenhagen: Denmark’s men’s doubles badminton ace Carsten Mogensen who collapsed and had to undergo a brain surgery in Kazan, Russia during the European Team Championships in February to treat a ruptured aneurysm in his brain, has made strong recovery and ready to play again.
It was found out that Mogensen’s live threatening injury was caused by a brain haemorrhage that may have exist in his cerebral aneurysms since his early childhood.
At the time, no one would have believed that Carsten Mogensen could ever come back to play at the highest level of badminton again. Amazingly, after few months of rehabilitation therapy, he has made a full recovery and can start playing competition matches.
Although Mogensen did not speak to the media directly, but in a text message to Denmark media, he wrote:
“I am 100% ready. I’ve been getting medical check-ups regularly, from head to toe, and found no injuries, and nothing wrong with me.”
“In other words: I am perfectly healthy. I’ll make myself ready for the challenges because I believe in Mathias and me.”
Currently, Mogensen and his men’s doubles partner Carsten Mogensen have been training and preparing for the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier that will kick off next week.
“There are 70 days left to the Olympics, and Carsten is almost 100% fit. We train twice a day, and I do not think it will be a problem for him to be ready,” said Mathias Boe.
However, Director of Sport in Badminton Denmark, Finn Trærup-Hansen told the Denmark media that the Badminton Association of Denmark (BAD) will need to make a decision next month whether they would send Carsten Mogensen/Mathias Boe or Mads Pieler Kolding/Mads Conrad-Pedersen to compete in the Rio men’s doubles event.
“The association will decide between Carsten Mogensen/Mathias Boe or Mads Pieler Kolding/Mads Conrad-Pedersen on June 13,” said Trærup-Hansen.
Carsten Mogensen and Mathias Boe won silver medal in the 2012 London Olympics.
