Korea’s badminton star Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) said, “I have no regrets” about publicly criticizing the Badminton Korea Association.
먹튀검증 The Badminton World Federation (BWF) posted a video showing Ahn’s interview on its official YouTube channel on the 17th.
In the video, Ahn Se-young spoke about the situation in which she voiced criticism toward the Korean Badminton Association after winning the “2024 Paris Olympics.”
“I would have spoken regardless of whether I won the Olympics or not,” Ahn Se-young said. “Honestly, I didn’t expect the impact (of the speech) to be this big.”
However, he said, “I don’t regret answering (criticism),” adding, “What was unfortunate was that after winning the gold medal at the Olympics, I was criticized a lot, not congratulations.”
Ahn Se-young said, “I thought I could improve the shortcomings and go in a good direction rather than reveal the problems,” adding, “I’m a little disappointed (afterwards), but I created such a situation anyway.”
“I was able to get back on my feet thanks to a lot of people. Now, I just want to have fun and show good performances every game. I want to become a legend in the badminton scene,” he said.
Earlier, in an interview shortly after the Paris Olympics in August, Ahn Se-young openly raised issues with the Badminton Korea Association’s player management and support.
In response, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism conducted an audit of the Badminton Association and warned in October that “if unreasonable systems and practices are not changed, special measures such as designating management organizations and suspending budget support will be taken.”
Later, the Badminton Association said it will “improve the long-standing problems and improve the management of the national team and the association.” However, the conflict between Ahn and the association did not end, and Ahn did not attend the association’s recent Olympic reward ceremony.
