Olympics | Mexican shuttler Garrido embarks on Olympic dream after brush with death

PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Luis Ramon Garrido's encounter with badminton legend Lin Dan on Friday was a poignant moment for the Mexican athlete.

Garrido's mind flashed back to the mid-2010s, when he was among the world's top 50 players and had secured his spot at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

At that time, Lin was still at the peak of his power and somebody Garrido admired immensely.

However, Garrido's pr