Source: Visual China Group/Zhao Wenyu/China News Service/VCG
[Saba Sports News] World No. 1 South Korean badminton star An Se-young, who won the women’s singles gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games on August 5, has accused the South Korean national team and badminton association of multiple oversights and bad practices. She revealed that during her seven years in the national team, she had to help senior players with laundry, cleaning, and even washing their underwear. Since then, An Se-young has not participated in any international events for two months due to injury. As the badminton points from the Hangzhou Asian Games will be removed next week, An Se-young will lose 5,580 points, reducing her world points to 100,337, which will be surpassed by Chinese star Chen Yufei’s 101,682 points, causing An Se-young to relinquish her position as world No. 1 in women’s singles. Records show that after winning the Japan Open in 2023, An Se-young became the first South Korean to reach world No. 1 in badminton in 27 years on August 1 last year, maintaining her position for 62 consecutive weeks and achieving a Grand Slam record in badminton at the age of 22. Unfortunately, An Se-young will not be able to become the world No. 1 women’s singles player for the entire year. In the history of women’s singles badminton, only Li Xuerui and Tai Tzu-ying have unlocked this record.