Viktor Axelsen (30, Denmark), the strongest badminton player in men’s singles, supported Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance).
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) women’s singles ranking No. 1 Ahn Se-young apologized to sports fans and the Korean team for the Paris Olympics through her personal social media on the 8th (Korea time). “I am most sorry to the athletes who are performing on the Olympic stage after all the hard work. My remarks have covered up everything with a tsunami of moments where you have to celebrate and enjoy glory,” she said. “I sincerely apologize to the athletes.”
In the women’s singles final match of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ahn beat China’s He Bing Zhao to become the first gold medalist in the sport in 28 years since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. However, when asked about her knee injury in an interview that followed, Ahn expressed disappointment over the association’s negligence in management and player development system, hinting at her retirement from the national team. The remarks sparked controversy over the Olympics. The association refuted Ahn’s claim one by one in a press release on the afternoon of the 7th when the team returned home.
On the 12th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched an investigation committee consisting of Lee Jung-woo, director of the sports bureau, as the head of the investigation team, and immediately launched an investigation. It will understand the circumstances of Ahn Se-young’s alleged injury management, doubles-oriented training, and forced her to participate in the competition, and will comprehensively examine the system-related issues that have been controversial so far, and the execution and operation of subsidies by the association.
BY: 토토사이트