Badminton coach Kim Hak-kyun's direct interview "Ahn Se-young pointed out the association system, not the national team, and I have no problem"
Aug 05, 2024
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Kim Hak-kyun, the coach of the national badminton team, looked embarrassed. Ahn Se-young defeated China's He Bing Zhao (9th in the world) 2-0 in the women's singles final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris, France on the 5th (Korea time). Ahn Se-young, who was eliminated from the quarterfinals as the youngest badminton player at the last Tokyo Games, won her first Olympic medal and gold medal with the victory. It was the first Olympic women's singles gold medal in 28 years since Su Soo-hyun, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games. From the World Championship to the Asian Games, North Korea's Ahn Se-young has solidified his position as a ' Empress' with this Olympic gold medal. Korea's badminton finished the tournament with one gold and one silver medal.
In the mixed zone after the match, Ahn said, `I'm so happy that I can't really describe it. I feel like I'm finally breathing." "I think it's a moment when I fought with trainer Han Soo-jung and coach Ronnie when I couldn't go up because of injuries after the Asian Games, and I felt that the moments when I cried and got annoyed were not in vain," he said.
Then "I was afraid and worried every moment. As I couldn't breathe and endured a difficult moment, the moment came when I could breathe and cheer like this. Can it be any better?"An Se-young, smiling, then detonated a bomb. Even before the competition, Ahn Se-young, who said `I have a word in my mind,' said "My injury was worse than I thought. I thought the national team was too complacent. I was very disappointed in the national team. I'm sorry that I made Sujeong-sam look around a lot and have a hard time to make my dream come true. After this moment, I thought it would be difficult to continue with the national team"It was a shocking remark.
Ahn Se-young continued her outspoken remarks at the following official press conference. "I think it's cruel for a player to not be able to participate in the Olympics just because he plays for the national team," he said. Badminton has different doubles and I don't think players should be disqualified. I think the association is blocking everything. I feel like I'm neglecting under the name of freedom, and I think badminton can make a lot of progress, but I think it's time to look back on the fact that there is only one gold medal" he said.
Conflicts over injury management after the Hangzhou Asian Games eventually broke out. "Se-young seems to have expressed dissatisfaction with the association rather than with the national team," Kim said. I met him after the press conference and he said he wasn't disappointed with the national team. Then "Me and Se-young have no problem. If so, would they have been so happy together after the gold medal?" "Maybe he expressed his dissatisfaction with the association's systematic part. In the future, Se-young's problem will be sorted out by the association.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
