Badminton national team coach Kim Hak-gyun passes by Ahn Se-young (left) who is being interviewed by reporters. Yonhap News
Kim Taek-gyu, president of the Korea Badminton Association, and Kim Hak-gyun, head coach of the national badminton team, returned to Korea without revealing their position on the ‘bombshell remarks’ made by 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance).
Director Kim Hak-gyun left for Korea via Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France on the 6th (local time). Director Kim appeared when Ahn Se-young arrived at the departure hall first and was interviewing reporters. Director Kim, who passed by Ahn Se-young, remained silent, saying to the reporters, “I have nothing to say.” “I have nothing to say.”
The day before, Ahn Se-young, after winning the gold medal in the women’s singles badminton event at the Paris Olympics, poured out her determination, saying, “I was disappointed in the national team for taking my injury too lightly. I even thought that it might be difficult to continue with the national team after this moment.” She specifically pointed out the inefficiency of the national team’s training method and its focus on doubles.
In this situation, it is reported that Chairman Kim Taek-gyu, who accompanied the team to this Olympics, left Paris first on a different plane from the players and coaches. It has not been confirmed whether the flight was changed hastily. It seems that Chairman Kim returned home in a hurry because Ahn Se-young criticized not only the national team’s management style but also the association’s unilateral administrative handling.
In addition to Chairman Kim and Coach Kim, the national team coaches and association officials have not announced their positions for two days. The Korea Sports Council has launched an independent investigation into the badminton national team coaches. Lee Ki-heung, the chairman of the Korea Sports Council, said, “I asked the five badminton coaches who are returning to Korea to report in the form of a memo on the treatment of An Se-young’s injury from the Hangzhou Asian Games last year to this competition.”
Paris = Reporter Pi Ju-young [email protected]
2024-08-06 19:59:04
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