Ahn Se-young on the phone with a member of the National Assembly"National team's work protocol is cluttered...If it's coordinated, I want to play for Korea."

Aug 24, 2024

Yonhap News/Rep. Jeong Yeon-wook SNS

Rep. Jeong Yeon-wook (Power of the People), a member of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee, revealed the details of the call with badminton national team member Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance).

Lawmaker Chung said on his SNS on the 23rd that he heard it directly from Ahn Se-young" he posted.

Ahn Se-young expressed a negative stance on the ongoing fact-finding investigation by the Badminton Korea Association, saying 'The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports asked me to go through the board's decision, but the association asked me to come right away, so I doubted a lot about whether this was right. I'm willing to attend once it becomes official,' he said. Ahn said he would focus on rehabilitation for knee and ankle injuries for at least four weeks and return to the game if his condition improved. "The national team was my dream and I was always proud. I want to achieve more in the future, but the players within the national team, I'm always suffering from injuries, so if the player treatment management protocol doesn't develop a little more, I've said strongly that I can't do the national team anymore. If there is any coordination and relaxation, I said, "I want to do it again for the national team and for the Republic of Korea."

President of Yoon Suk Yeol greets badminton player Ahn Se-young

Badminton Ahn Se-young who talks with the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Jang Mi-ran

Meanwhile, the Badminton Korea Association temporarily suspended its own fact-finding investigation on the 22nd. In accordance with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's criticism and recommendation that the formation of a fact-finding committee that has not been deliberated and resolved by the board of directors is procedural, a series of investigations related to Ahn Se-young's remarks are expected to be centered on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's investigation team. Already, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Jang Mi-ran met Ahn Se-young, a junior at the National University, and listened to his opinions in person and communicated through dialogue to actively resolve the situation. At a dinner hosted by the Paris Olympic team at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on the 22nd, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, `We must ensure that our young athletes can fully train and develop their skills in better conditions"We need to further develop the methods that produced good results and boldly innovate the old practices to create a free and fair training environment that fits the values, culture, and consciousness of the young generation."It was emphasized. President Yoon, who had a short conversation with Ahn at the dinner hall, said in his greeting, `Ahn showed a really great game, a really moving game in each set. I guess how hard Ahn worked for the game, and I think it was possible because he overcame many injuries, including knee injuries" he noted.

Source=Rep. Jeong Yeon-wook's SNS

I heard the voice of Ahn Se-young, who I wanted to meet.

It was a time to listen to, sympathize with, and communicate with the message in Ahn's voice.

Ahn emphasized that the association should take a forward-looking stance on the age limit and injury management of the national team.

Ahn said "It was chaotic because the national team didn't have an accurate work protocol"If (the various regulations) are more coordinated and relaxed, I want to do it again for the Korean national team."

"I was very grateful for President Yoon Suk Yeol's congratulatory speech for innovating old practices for young players, but I also thought that if we improve little by little, the players will be able to perform more.."

There was a negative reaction to the fact-finding investigation being conducted by the Badminton Association. "The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports asked me to go through an official board resolution, but the association asked me to come right away, so I wondered if this was right. So, if it becomes official, I'm willing to attend"

Ahn said he would focus on rehabilitation for knee and ankle injuries for at least four weeks and return to the game when his condition improves.

Lastly, I convey Ahn Se-young's heart as it is. "I really wanted to be a member of the national team and I was always proud of it. I want to achieve more in the future, but the players within the national team, I'm always suffering from injuries, so if the player treatment management protocol doesn't develop a little more, I've said strongly that I can't do the national team anymore.

If there is more coordination and relaxation, I said, "I want to do it again for the national team and for the Republic of Korea."

I will play my role as a member of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee after listening to Ahn Se-young who only listened to Ahn throughout the phone call and said 'Thank you'.

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