Special match at Jincheon Athletes’ Village… Ahn Se-young wins 2-1 over Kim Ga-eun
Ahn Se-young “I have acquired a sense of practical combat”… Ga-eun Kim “A friend with a lot to learn from” The phrase ‘PARIS 2024’ (Paris 2024) and the five rings mark are engraved on the signboard (A board) surrounding the badminton court.
The Korean national team players enter the court under the spotlight through a prepared entryway.
There is also a simple common reporting area (mixed zone) at the back of the stadium.
This is not the Porte-de-la-Chapelle Arena, where the badminton games at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be held.
This is the Oryun Hall of the Jincheon Athletes’ Village in North Chungcheong Province.
On the 25th, the Korea Badminton Association created an Olympic atmosphere at the Jincheon Athletes’ Village Olympic Stadium and held a special match.
This is to help Olympic athletes overcome psychological tension.
Dozens of reporters keenly observed the players’ play, and about 30 spectators were also engrossed in the game, cheering and sighing.
Ahn Se-young and Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance), who are competing in the women’s singles at the Paris Olympics, took charge of the first match of the special match.
The result itself was Ahn Se-young’s 2-1 (19-21 21-11 21-12) victory, but the tension at the scene was so tense that it was difficult to breathe comfortably.
Ahn Se-young also took a deep breath shortly after starting the game and showed his will to win by showing his spirit in the middle of the game.
Ahn Se-young went into the interval with an 11-7 lead in the first game, but Kim Ga-eun trailed by 12-12, making it a close game by one or two points.
Kim Ga-eun succeeded in taking the lead by reaching the 21-point mark first.
Ahn Se-young ran forward at 19-19 and tried to press Kim Ga-eun’s receive, but it fell outside the end line, and then she hit a smash so weak that the shuttlecock ended up in the net.
However, Ahn Se-young won 2 or 3 games like a roly-poly.
Ahn Se-young, who was relaxed, continued to show off attacks that caught Kim Ga-eun off guard, and the second game ended with a score of 21-11.
In game 3, Ahn Se-young impressed the audience with his diving reception without hesitation.
In particular, at 20-11, he fell down and caught all the shuttlecocks that were constantly falling on both sides, and later ran to the back of the court and succeeded in defense.
The rally ended with Kim Ga-eun’s smash score, but Ahn Se-young added another point to end the game.
After finishing the game, Ahn Se-young said, “It was a good opportunity to get a feel for real-life combat, so I did my best.”
While saying this to her senior, Kim Ga-eun, she said, “I may be an incompetent junior, but I get a lot of motivation from you.
“I hope we can enjoy romance together in Paris,” he said.
Kim Ga-eun, who recently injured her knee, said, “This is my first time playing in a game since April, and I think I’m improving (my physical condition) at a decent pace.
Looking back, he said, “It was a game where we didn’t lose confidence.”
Regarding Ahn Se-young, he said, “Even though she is a junior, she is a friend I can learn a lot from.
“You’re doing well, so don’t think about how you got hurt, let’s do well like we are now,” he shouted.
In the mixed doubles match that followed, Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yu-jeong (Incheon International Airport) and Kim Young-hyuk (Suwon City Hall) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) won 2-1 (21-16 14-21 21-12).
The player competing in the Olympics with Na-eun Jeong is Won-ho Kim (Samsung Life Insurance), not Young-hyuk Kim.
An association official explained, “I slightly sprained my ankle, so I didn’t run for protection.”
/yunhap news
2024-06-25 20:34:31
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