In response to Ahn Se-young's bombshell remark, the Badminton Association said he was working hard..."
Aug 05, 2024
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The Badminton Federation erupted over Ahn Se-young's bombshell remark that `Queen Shuttlecock.' Korean badminton has been celebrated. World No. 1'An Se-young won 2-0 against China's He Bing Zhao (9th in the world) 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. From the 2012 London Games to the 2021 Tokyo Games, South Korea's badminton team aimed for the best record ever at the event, with a record of only three consecutive Olympics. He challenged for three gold medals at maximum. Unfortunately, however, he only harvested one silver medal in the mixed doubles. Unfortunately, the men's doubles remained in fourth place, and the women's doubles all stopped their journey in the quarterfinals. He could have finished the tournament without a gold medal. Ahn Se-young did it for me. Korea's badminton won its first Olympic gold medal in 16 years after Lee Yong-dae and Kim Hyo-jung won mixed doubles gold at the 2008 Beijing Games.
On the day of the festival, Ahn Se-young 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.
National team coach Kim Hak-kyun, who was contacted with difficulty, looked embarrassed. Coach Kim said, `Se-young seems to have expressed dissatisfaction with the association rather than the national team. 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.
The association is equally embarrassing. An association official said "It is difficult to say officially at the association level. First of all, I reported it to the chairman and posted it. " He then said that the association worked hard in its own way. For the first time, an additional oriental doctor was dispatched. Of course, it was the association's own expense. However, Ahn Se-young seems to think that it was not enough. From the perspective of the association, it should cover the whole, and I think I had high expectations as much as I was a top player.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
