Criticism of the association + Ahn Se-young, who is suggesting retirement from the national team, enters the country on the 7th

The Korea Sports Council, which is supporting the Korean team in France, said on the 5th (local time) that "the badminton medalists' press conference at the Paris Olympics will be held at the Korea House on the morning of the 6th," adding, "Ahn Se-young decided not to attend the press conference according to her intention."

The Korean Olympic Committee has been running the Korea House to promote Korean culture and utilize it as a venue for sports diplomacy during the 2024 Paris Olympics since April 25. The Korean Olympic Committee is also holding a press conference for medalists at Maison de la Simee in downtown Paris.

On the 4th, the men's and women's archery sabre team, judo team, and shooting team expressed their feelings on the podium at the Paris Olympics and thanked the people for their support. Unless there are special reasons such as injuries, it was customary for medalists to hold a press conference at the Korea House the day after the tournament was completed.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young enjoyed the joy of winning the women's singles final in badminton at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics by beating world No. 9 He Bing Zhao with a game score of 2-0 (21-13 21-16) on the 5th (Korea time). 

She won back-to-back women's singles titles at the Copenhagen World Championships and the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, and also acquired a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. She has firmly established herself as the world's strongest badminton player in name and reality.

It is the first time in 16 years that Korea has won a gold medal in badminton at the Summer Olympics since Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung in mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is the first time in 28 years that Korea has won a gold medal in women's singles since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Korean badminton has not produced a gold medal or even a medalist in women's singles since the 1996 Atlanta Games. No players have made it to the podium until 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo.

Ahn Se-young, a 28-year-old badminton player in Korea, freed her. As an individual player, Ahn was able to cleanse herself of her regret from having no medal at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. She won the 11th gold medal for the Korean team at the Paris Olympics.

Ahn, however, made an unexpected statement of her conviction on the day when she should be filled with joy. She hinted that there were considerable conflicts with the Korean Badminton Association in the process of preparing for the Paris Olympics.

"I'm so happy that I can't express it in words. I feel like I'm finally out of breath," Ahn said after expressing emotion. "My injury was worse than I thought. I was disappointed in the national team because the association seemed to be too complacent. I thought it would be difficult to continue playing with the national team at the end of this moment."

Ahn conquered Asia by winning two gold medals in women's singles and team events at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. However, she fought with knee pain in the women's singles final, and after returning home, she had to concentrate on rehabilitation without having time to enjoy joy.

An Se-young was diagnosed with a partial rupture of tendon near her right knee after conducting a thorough magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination after the Hangzhou Asian Games. However, An Se-young claimed that the diagnosis was a misdiagnosis and that she only found out that the injury was very serious at the end of last year.

The background of his worsening knee injury was the association that ordered him to participate in various international competitions without a full recovery due to misdiagnosis in the initial examination.

"I've been holding it in since the first misdiagnosis came out," Ahn said. "After the re-examination at the end of last year, my knee was very bad. I didn't have much time until the Paris Olympics, and I had to endure and play."

"I was able to come this far because my trainer helped me a lot," he said. "I was disappointed that I was suffering from an injury in the national team. I can't forget that moment."

The Badminton Korea Association has yet to make an explanation or an official statement on Ahn's remarks. The controversy should be regarded as very serious and serious, as there has never been an unprecedented case in the history of the Summer Olympics where a gold medalist expressed his willingness to retire from the national team. 

Ahn Se-young is also expected to make no additional statement of her position until she returns home via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 7th, Korean time.

BY: 메이저사이트