Badminton Association issued an explanation of Ahn Se-young's remarks in a long statement "We will find a smooth solution."
Aug 07, 2024
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The association is sorry that Ahn Se-young's interview on this day made the venue for the Paris Olympics heavy", he explained in a lengthy explanatory material.
Prior to the explanation, the association said it would hold meetings with national team coaching staff and national team players such as Ahn Se-young as soon as possible and set up a 'Truth Investigation Committee' to take appropriate measures to protect the players.
First of all, the association said "In the process of participating in an international competition, I never forcefully participated without considering Ahn Se-young's physical condition and ignoring her intention to participate in the competition."
'I ordered too much participation in the contest because of the fineRegarding the allegation, ' added that there was no case of forcing an injured player to participate in an international competition due to fines stipulated by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
In particular, Ahn Se-young explained that he did not receive any fines and sanctions from BWF after submitting the documents in the process of missing the 2023 Danish and French Open at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023.
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▶ Ahn Se-young "My injury was worse than I thought. I was very disappointed in the national team, which I thought was too complacent. After this moment, I thought it would be hard to continue with the national team"
★ Admission to the association
During the individual final match at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, An Se-young suffered a knee injury and played in the final match, and after returning home, she proceeded with the following schedule.
- 2023. 10.08 MRI scan after entering the country (Ahn Se-young visits the hospital personally)
- 2023. 10.09 MRI Reading (Seoul Top Orthopedic Surgery Rehabilitation Medicine Department/Located in Songpa-gu, Seoul): Accompanied by trainer Kim Ji-eun of the national team
- The reason why MRI imaging hospitals and hospitals that have been read, diagnosed, and treated are different is that hospitals that have MRI scans cannot read quickly because it is a 10.8-9 holiday, so we recruited a hospital that can read as quickly as possible through Kim Ji-eun's trainer frame and visited with Kim Ji-eun.
- Diagnostic overview: It is diagnosed that absolute rest and stability are required for 2 weeks, and rehabilitation will take 4 weeks. (The right knee is partially ruptured and the severe swelling of the knee is filled with water. Treatment: Right knee tissue regeneration injection treatment)
The hospital suggested that it would not be possible to participate in the next scheduled Japanese Masters Competition (11.14 - 11.19), and that it would be difficult to participate in the Chinese Masters Competition (11.21 - 11.26), and that a full recovery would be difficult in a short period of time.
After that, Ahn Se-young conducted rehabilitation training at her team (Samsung Life Insurance) at her request, and participated in the Japan Masters Competition (third in final score) and the Chinese Masters Competition (the round of 16 in final score), which are her first international competitions after five weeks of rehabilitation.
Since then, Ahn Se-young has participated in the Malaysian Open (1.9. - 1.14) and the Indian Open (1.16. - 1.21) in 2024, and withdrew from the quarterfinals during the Indian Open after winning the Malaysian Open due to a thigh injury.
Ahn asked for an early return to Korea on Friday night after withdrawing from the quarterfinals, but the national team's coaching staff decided that it would be difficult to diagnose and treat Ahn immediately considering his return to Korea on Sunday after flying back to Korea on Saturday due to a rescheduled flight, and that he did not take early measures to return home because he thought it would be better to rest and stabilize the injured area than to return home without being diagnosed accurately. He said he did not take measures such as using an Indian hospital because he was not reliable to diagnose and treat Ahn at an Indian hospital.
Of the 12 badminton players participating in the Olympics, Ahn has supported a dedicated trainer since February 2024 to help manage and recover from the injury.
Two days after arriving at the Paris platform, Ahn suffered an accidental ankle injury during training. In consultation with the Korean Sports Council, it was possible to support the treatment of the sports association's medical team and the treatment of oriental medicine clinics in Paris due to the ankle tendon damage, but Ahn quickly dispatched an oriental doctor appointed by Ahn Se-young to Paris (dispatch period: 7.22 departure from Incheon, 8.4 departure from Paris) and provided treatment at a cost of more than 11 million won, This process was carried out quickly while maintaining strict security except for some officials from the Korea Sports Association and the association, fearing that Ahn's injury would be exposed to the other players if it was known to the outside through the media.
As for the matters related to the misdiagnosis at the hospital that Ahn talked about, the association will thoroughly manage the hospital and treatment records that Ahn visited and treated to see where he suffered from the misdiagnosis.
▶ As Ahn Se-young often mentions 'Trainer Teacher' About Han Soo-jung's trainer
★According to the Association: I will explain the progress of trainer Han Soo-jung's joining and retirement from the national team as follows.
- In June 2023, the national team requested to hire a conditioning manager who can help players recover through massage, and the association reviewed and proceeded with the recruitment process.
- Employment Notice for Open Recruitment (2023.6.7. ~6.21)
- Interview for Open Recruitment (June 30, 2023)
Interviewers: Executive Director of the Badminton Korea Association, Chairman of the Badminton Korea Association's Performance Improvement Committee, and National Team Manager (three or more)
- Recruitment of one modification among six interviewees (contract period: July 3, 2023 to June 30, 2024)
- Despite the end of the contract period on June 30, 2024, Han Soo-jung's support for Ahn Se-young was deemed necessary until the end of the Olympics, so he offered to extend the contract until the end of the Olympics, but due to Han Soo-jung's refusal to go to Paris, the team only extended the contract until July 12, the departure date of the pre-training camp, and terminated the contract.
▶ Ahn Se-young "The composition and training method of the coaching staff should be different depending on the singles and doubles. Physical exercise programs should also be changed more efficiently. Under the current old system, the risk of injury is rather high.'"Until now, our national team's management has focused on doubles with relatively good results in international competitions. Several times he expressed his desire to use a personal trainer to manage his performance, but it was not accepted"
★The authenticity of this statement will be determined by forming a 'Truth Investigation Committee' on its own after returning to the national team to closely examine and share the training method and physical exercise program method, and I would like to use Ahn Se-young's personal trainerThe opinion ' has not been officially communicated by the association, and we will find out the facts about it accurately.
▶ Ahn Se-young "I think it's cruel for a player to not be able to compete in the Olympics just because he plays for the national team"
★ Admission to the association
According to the current association's national team selection regulations, retired national team players are allowed to compete in international competitions, and the age is 27 years for women and 28 years for men. If the relevant regulations are ignored, there is considerable concern about the national team's departure from the national team, and in that case, the association's national team management will be in considerable trouble.
In addition, the Korean Olympic Committee has the final decision to participate in the Olympic Games in accordance with the IOC Charter below, and we would like to inform you that there are some areas where athletes cannot be authorized to participate due to the arbitrary decision of our association.
There is no case of urging singles players to play doubles when playing for the national team, and our association will try not to let important Korean sports players leave the national team in addition to badminton, and we will listen to Ahn's opinion in detail and detail through in-depth interviews after his return to Korea, and take the utmost measures to protect the players.
As soon as the team returns home, our association promises to hold interviews with the national team coaching staff and the national team players and to set up a 'Truth Investigation Committee' to take appropriate measures to protect the players.
Lastly, regarding Ahn's absence from the press conference at the Korea House on August 6th, which he mentioned at the Paris airport, the association did not tell Ahn that he should not attend the press conference or communicate his intention to not say anything.
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