"It's so hard. Please show more love for badminton." Ahn finally sobbed First Public Interview Since Successful Return

Oct 09, 2024

(Milyang=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-min ='The 105th National Sports Festival"'Badminton Busan Samsung Life Insurance's Ahn Se-young and Incheon International Airport's Shim Yu-jin are in tears as they interview with reporters after the match at Miryang Badminton Stadium in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the 9th. 2024.10.9 image@yna.co.kr

An Se-young, who is interviewing after his return match at the National Sports Festival on the 9th. Miryang = Reporter Choi Man-sik

"Please show a lot of love for badminton."

Returning badminton star Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) shed tears that she endured. It was in an interview with reporters after a successful return match.

Ahn Se-young lightly defeated Shim Yu-jin (Incheon International Airport) with a set score of 2-0 in the 105th National Sports Festival Badminton Team Round of 16 Busan (Samsung Life Insurance) and Incheon (Incheon International Airport) held at the Badminton Stadium in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do on the 9th.

It was the first time in two months that Ahn Se-young participated in the event since she won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After winning the women's singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics, Ahn made a 'decisive statement' pointing out the poor administration of the Badminton Association and the management of the national team, and took a two-month break to treat the injury.

The wavelength of Ahn Se-young 's 'ball shot up ' was really large. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is conducting an intensive investigation, and various disruptions of the association have been revealed one after another, causing public anger.

(Milyang=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-min = The 105th National Sports Festival" badminton preliminary match held at Miryang Badminton Stadium in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the 9th. Busan Samsung Life Insurance's Ahn Se-young is playing against Incheon International Airport's Shim Yu-jin. 2024.10.9

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Ahn Se-young, who returned after such twists and turns, entered an open interview for the first time, but had to end the interview with tears. When asked if he felt more love for badminton during the break, he suddenly choked up and couldn't speak. As the atmosphere became awkward, opinions were gathered that "Let's end with a word to give to the fans" While saying goodbye, Ahn Se-young said "It's so hard..."I ended up shedding tears, and in a trembling voice, I want to say thank you to the fans who waited a long time and loved my badminton a lot. I think it's good to be able to come back well. Please continue to support us."

On this day, Ahn Se-young's tears were enough to guess how much her heartache had been. Earlier, Ahn Se-young has experienced many events since her remarksI have nothing to say about what I've done", "I just didn't think about it, I just thought about my performance while resting."He was wary of sensitive issues.

Still, the welcome of numerous fans seems to have been a great help. The stadium was like a fan meeting.

The crowd cheers as Ahn Se-young enters for the team's second singles match on the 9th. Miryang = Reporter Choi Man-sik

The stands have been buzzing since Ahn Se-young appeared in the waiting area outside the court just before the first singles match between Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance) and Lee Seo-jin (Incheon International Airport) ended. Numerous spectators pulled out their smartphones and headed for Ahn Se-young.

When Ahn Se-young was called out by the introduction of the participants, the audience was filled with shouts of `Ahn Se-young' in unison.

In response to this welcome, Ahn Se-young responded, "'It's my first return stage after the Olympics. I was so happy that so many people still remembered and cheered for me."

Ahn Se-young participated with a taping on her right knee on the same day, but she said "It's gotten a lot better" and vowed to compete in international competitions in earnest in the future "Now I'll show you a good performance"

Regarding the fact that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on the 8th that it gave up the top spot to Chen Yufei (China) and fell to second place due to the absence, he said "I do not dwell on the ranking. Now that I've achieved my dream, I think I can enjoy itHe also expressed confidence, saying, "'If you do better in the future, and enjoy it, you will be ranked first in no time.'"

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