An Se-young. ⓒ Xinhua=Newsis
Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life), the star player of Korean women’s badminton, will challenge for the gold medal in the women’s singles at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
Even in Korea, where outstanding badminton talents are discovered, Ahn Se-young has attracted much attention as a unique young player. In 2018, when she was in her third year of middle school, she passed the national team selection with a 100% win rate and made a splendid appearance as the youngest player to wear the Taegeuk mark. Upon Ahn Se-young’s appearance, Korean badminton legend Gil Young-ah praised her, saying, “She is a player who comes once in a century.”
An Se-young, who received intensive management from the Badminton Association, participated in the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, but was eliminated in the first round of the women’s singles round of 32 against her future rival, China’s Chen Yufei, leaving her with regret.
This has been a great boost to Ahn Se-young’s growth. Ahn Se-young, who made a brilliant appearance in the world of badminton, received the Rookie of the Year award from the Badminton International Federation (BWF) and made a name for herself as the youngest winner of the French Open in October 2019.
And then came the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. An Se-young, who met Tian Weifei in the quarterfinals, shed tears once again after suffering an unexpected ankle injury in the second half of the second set and losing the set score 0-2.
An Se-young was not the one to be discouraged here. An Se-young, who had gathered her courage, won the All England Open in March of last year by defeating Cheon Wi-fei. This was the first All England Open women’s singles title in 27 years since Bang Soo-hyun in 1996.
The momentum did not stop. In August of that year, Ahn Se-young won the singles title at the World Championships, the second most prestigious event after the Olympics, becoming the first Korean badminton player to do so. And she defeated her rival Chen Yufei in the final of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to complete the gold medal, making 2023 her perfect year.
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However, Ahn Se-young suffered a serious injury during the Asian Games, rupturing her knee tendon, and had to focus on rehabilitation.
This season, when the Olympics are held, has been somewhat up and down for Ahn Se-young. Ahn Se-young, who won the Malaysian Open in January, has also won the French Open and the Singapore Open, but her knees are not in perfect condition.
In particular, in the Uber Cup held last May, he advanced to the semifinals without losing a single set until the quarterfinals, but ended up withdrawing due to a knee injury.
World No. 1 An Se-young, who will have no problem winning a gold medal if she is in normal condition at the upcoming Olympics, is the opponent who will block An Se-young’s coronation, of course, is Chen Yu-fei (No. 2). She also has to worry about her matches against Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan, No. 3), Carolina Marin (Spain, No. 4), and Yamaguchi Akane (Japan, No. 5).
An Se-young is challenging for the women’s singles gold medal for the first time in 28 years since Bang Soo-hyun at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Having won the All England Open, Asian Games, World Championships, and Uber Cup, if she can reach the top at the Olympics, she will achieve a Grand Slam.
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2024-07-08 08:21:56
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