Badminton Association’s remarks backlash
After winning the gold medal in the women's singles badminton event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) made a determined remark toward the Korea Badminton Association. The association explained, "It seems that we have different standards," by mentioning "Kim Yuna" and Son Heung-min, causing yet another stir. On the
7th, the Korea Badminton Association announced its position on the recent controversy, including that it neglected Ahn Se-young's knee injury and forcibly forced her to compete in international competitions.
First, regarding the controversy of forcing Ahn Se-young, who had a knee injury, to compete in an international competition, the association said, "Ahn Se-young suffered a knee injury in the finals of the Hangzhou Asian Games in October of last year, received treatment and five weeks of rehabilitation, and later returned to international competitions of her own volition."
While doing so, they emphasized that “participating in a competition is not forced but the athlete’s choice,” and “out of the 12 athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics, only Ahn Se-young was assigned a dedicated trainer starting in February of this year to help with injury management and recovery.”
Furthermore, regarding her ankle injury while training after arriving in Paris, they said, “We hired an oriental doctor nominated by Ahn Se-young and spent and supported over 11 million won in expenses,” and “we were concerned that Ahn Se-young’s injury would be exposed during this process, so we proceeded quickly while maintaining thorough security.”
However, Ahn Se-young’s side argued, “After taking a short break after injuring her knee, she competed in the Tour Finals held in December under pressure (eliminated in the quarterfinals), but was not given any rest,” and “when she withdrew from the quarterfinals of the India Open in January due to a thigh injury, she asked ‘can’t she return to Korea early to receive treatment? ’, but she was ignored.”
Regarding the dispatch of the designated oriental doctor, he claimed, “I told the national team coaching staff and medical staff as soon as I injured my ankle, but they told me to just stay still and stay quiet because I was worried about exposing my power,” and “My younger brother saw this and thought it was really wrong, so he informed his parents and the team, and only then did the oriental doctor get dispatched.” In response, the association’s position is that even if she is the world’s No. 1 and a gold medalist, they cannot give her special treatment. The association said, “We supported her as much as we could, and we do not think that we were negligent in our support. It seems that we have different expectations.” The association claimed that they used the set budget efficiently by prioritizing it, and asked, “If (Ahn Se-young) is based on expectations set by Son Heung-min and Kim Yu-na, wouldn’t it be impossible to think that she is lacking?” The association also claimed that in a meeting held in January, Ahn Se-young complained, saying, “I will wear different shoes instead of the shoes of the existing sponsor,” “I cannot tolerate the senior-junior culture anymore,” and “I want to fly business class to manage my condition.” As the conflict between Ahn Se-young and the Korea Badminton Association continues day after day, netizens are pouring out harsh criticism. Netizens are pouring out criticism such as, “Why are Son Heung-min and Kim Yu-na here?” “Then what rank are you in?” “This is how you treat an athlete who won a gold medal for the first time in 28 years.” “What are you doing to the world’s number one, not the number one in Korea?” Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young apologized on her social media on the 8th after returning to Korea, saying, “I feel very heavy-hearted for surprising so many people with my story,” and “I am especially sorry to the athletes who are performing well on the Olympic stage after so much effort.” She continued, “Because of my remarks, moments when I should have been fully enjoying congratulations and honor have been covered up like a tidal wave,” and “I will tell you my thoughts and position after the Olympics are over and all the athletes have been sufficiently congratulated.” Ahn Se-young is expected to express her position after the Olympics. 토토사이트
After winning the gold medal in the women's singles badminton event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) made a determined remark toward the Korea Badminton Association. The association explained, "It seems that we have different standards," by mentioning "Kim Yuna" and Son Heung-min, causing yet another stir. On the
7th, the Korea Badminton Association announced its position on the recent controversy, including that it neglected Ahn Se-young's knee injury and forcibly forced her to compete in international competitions.
First, regarding the controversy of forcing Ahn Se-young, who had a knee injury, to compete in an international competition, the association said, "Ahn Se-young suffered a knee injury in the finals of the Hangzhou Asian Games in October of last year, received treatment and five weeks of rehabilitation, and later returned to international competitions of her own volition."
While doing so, they emphasized that “participating in a competition is not forced but the athlete’s choice,” and “out of the 12 athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics, only Ahn Se-young was assigned a dedicated trainer starting in February of this year to help with injury management and recovery.”
Furthermore, regarding her ankle injury while training after arriving in Paris, they said, “We hired an oriental doctor nominated by Ahn Se-young and spent and supported over 11 million won in expenses,” and “we were concerned that Ahn Se-young’s injury would be exposed during this process, so we proceeded quickly while maintaining thorough security.”
However, Ahn Se-young’s side argued, “After taking a short break after injuring her knee, she competed in the Tour Finals held in December under pressure (eliminated in the quarterfinals), but was not given any rest,” and “when she withdrew from the quarterfinals of the India Open in January due to a thigh injury, she asked ‘can’t she return to Korea early to receive treatment? ’, but she was ignored.”
Regarding the dispatch of the designated oriental doctor, he claimed, “I told the national team coaching staff and medical staff as soon as I injured my ankle, but they told me to just stay still and stay quiet because I was worried about exposing my power,” and “My younger brother saw this and thought it was really wrong, so he informed his parents and the team, and only then did the oriental doctor get dispatched.” In response, the association’s position is that even if she is the world’s No. 1 and a gold medalist, they cannot give her special treatment. The association said, “We supported her as much as we could, and we do not think that we were negligent in our support. It seems that we have different expectations.” The association claimed that they used the set budget efficiently by prioritizing it, and asked, “If (Ahn Se-young) is based on expectations set by Son Heung-min and Kim Yu-na, wouldn’t it be impossible to think that she is lacking?” The association also claimed that in a meeting held in January, Ahn Se-young complained, saying, “I will wear different shoes instead of the shoes of the existing sponsor,” “I cannot tolerate the senior-junior culture anymore,” and “I want to fly business class to manage my condition.” As the conflict between Ahn Se-young and the Korea Badminton Association continues day after day, netizens are pouring out harsh criticism. Netizens are pouring out criticism such as, “Why are Son Heung-min and Kim Yu-na here?” “Then what rank are you in?” “This is how you treat an athlete who won a gold medal for the first time in 28 years.” “What are you doing to the world’s number one, not the number one in Korea?” Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young apologized on her social media on the 8th after returning to Korea, saying, “I feel very heavy-hearted for surprising so many people with my story,” and “I am especially sorry to the athletes who are performing well on the Olympic stage after so much effort.” She continued, “Because of my remarks, moments when I should have been fully enjoying congratulations and honor have been covered up like a tidal wave,” and “I will tell you my thoughts and position after the Olympics are over and all the athletes have been sufficiently congratulated.” Ahn Se-young is expected to express her position after the Olympics. 토토사이트