Paris Olympics Pioneer’ Ahn Se-young “I Want to Shake Champagne When I Return”
Badminton National Team Departs… Coach Kim Hak-gyun “Goal of Best Performance Ever”
Badminton Queen’ Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) is at the forefront of the journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
According to the Korea Badminton Association on the 12th, the 19 members of the national badminton team (12 players and 7 officials), including Ahn Se-young, left for Paris, France via Incheon International Airport on that day.
The boxing and shooting teams were also included in the Olympic team selection. 슬롯사이트
Ahn Se-young said, “I worked so hard, but I had a hard time every week to the point where I thought it would be a problem if I didn’t get good results,” and “I feel a bit uneasy as I’m about to go.”
She continued, “In the last week, my body felt heavy and tired to the point where I wondered if this was okay, but I think I need to go to Paris and manage my condition and maintain a good mood.”
An Se-young said, “(When I return home) I want to come back happy and having fun.
I also thought about coming back while shaking champagne,” and added, “Please cheer me on so I can end it romantically.”
Towards the unknown final opponent, she confidently said, “I want to tell them to just wait because I will show them everything I have prepared.”
An Se-young is riding the momentum of winning two gold medals (women’s singles and women’s team) at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year and is aiming for her first Olympic gold medal in women’s singles in 28 years.
Kim Hak-gyun, the head coach of the national badminton team, also emphasized the goal of this competition, which is ‘three gold medals.’
The most gold medals won by Korean badminton in a single Olympic competition is two.
Coach Kim said, “Our goal is to achieve the best results ever,” and added, “We will work hard to achieve a second glory after the Hangzhou Asian Games.”