During the government audit, questions regarding the personality of Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) attracted attention. This question attracted even more attention as it was conducted in a ‘three-choice’ format, requiring the question to choose the correct answer among three items (examples).
Rep. Yang Moon-seok (Democratic Party) asked Jae-geun Jang, head of the Jincheon National Team Athletes’ Village, who appeared as a witness at the National Assembly inspection of the Korea Sports Council and others, about Ahn Se-young’s character on the 22nd. Rep. Yang said, “Please rate Ahn’s personality. ‘Good’ is number 1, ‘bad’ is number 2, and ‘so-so’ is number 3. If you had to choose, which one would you choose among numbers 1 to 3?” asked.
Chief Jang, who seemed taken aback by the somewhat unusual question, asked back, “What is your personality?” and immediately replied, “(Ahn Se-young’s personality) is good.” Rep. Yang also asked, “Has Ahn ever turned away from the village chief without saying hello?” and Chief Jang asked again, “When?”
Immediately after, Rep. Yang said, “Inside the athletes’ village,” and village chief Jang said, “At first (Ahn Se-young) was shy so I didn’t do that, but after I became the athlete village head and started a campaign to say hello to all the athletes, (Ahn said hello) well. “He explained.
As if waiting for Chief Jang’s answer, Rep. Yang immediately called in Badminton Association President Kim Taek-gyu and began sharp criticism. He said, “(The head of the Badminton Association) came to the last closed-door meeting of the Democratic Party, and I don’t know if it’s because he’s a world-class star, but Ahn Se-young doesn’t say hello. He doesn’t say hello to the village chief, and he doesn’t even say hello to me, the head of the association. But the player village head said (Ahn Se-young) A) “Don’t you say you’re saying hello?” he asked.
Regarding this, Association President Kim said, “I feel that (Ahn Se-young) did not (greet) me. I think I heard it from someone other than the village head when I went to the athletes’ village that she did not say hello to the village head.”
Rep. Yang asked Village Chief Jang again, “Is this something that President Kim would talk about?” and Village Chief Jang said, “There are many cases in our country where people are a bit shy and don’t say hello. Among them was Ahn Se-young, and there were various misunderstandings like that.” “There was,” Ahn Se-young replied to the effect that she did not say hello contrary to her intention.
At the same time, “Athletes didn’t say hello to each other between sports, so I didn’t know which sport was in (the athletes’ village) or which athlete was in, so I started a campaign to say hello, and things got better. At first, I was a little embarrassed, so I didn’t say hello to each other.” “That is correct,” he added.
After listening to Chief Jang’s further explanation, Rep. Yang pressed, “(Association President Kim) criticized Ahn as a good-looking sports star with bad character, which raised the alarm.” President Kim responded, “Me? (As Rep. Yang said just now) ) He explained, “I don’t think it’s the same thing as saying hello or not saying hello (like a good sports star with a bad personality).”
Rep. Yang also recalled what he heard from Ahn Se-young regarding personnel matters. Rep. Yang’s claim is, “When I asked Ahn Se-young if he didn’t say hello to his seniors and the president of the association in the athletes’ village, he said, ‘I can’t say hello to him because I haven’t seen him, but I’ve seen him and I’ve never not said hello to his seniors, whether they’re the president of the association or a teacher.'” Rep. Yang’s claim is that.
After hearing Ahn Se-young’s related position from Rep. Ahn, Association President Kim said, “Then I guess I’m the only one who feels that way,” and “I got a call that I didn’t say hello to my seniors or coaches even when I went to Denmark this time,” effectively sniping Ahn Se-young.
Rep. Yang, who was enraged by President Kim’s words, raised his voice and questioned loudly, saying, “The president of the association personally targets and ostracizes his players, especially world-class stars and high-performing stars, and does it well.” Association president Kim asked, “What am I? “I think it’s wrong to not say hello and insult someone personally,” he refuted.
The national team that participated in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Denmark Open returned home after finishing the competition on this day (22nd). Ahn Se-young, who met reporters at the airport, did not give any answers to questions such as, ‘The head of the association said at the national inspection that Ahn is not greeting players’ and ‘There is talk of a disagreement with the coaches.’
However, director Kim Hak-gyun actually acknowledged the conflict between the two sides, saying, “It is still time for approach and dialogue,” and “We will be able to resolve it little by little. There is a lot we need to do on both sides, so please wait a little longer.”
