I'm sorry coach, coach, trainer is being overlooked

Commentator Soo Soo-hyun said in an interview with the Sunday Newspaper on the 9th, "Ahn Se-young would have tried to stir up the absurdity of the association or the protection of the national team's players when his words were strengthened after winning the Olympic gold medal, but it is regrettable that the remarks overlooked the hard work of the practice partners, coaches, and trainers who helped Ahn." 

After beating China's He Bing Zhao to win the gold medal in the women's badminton singles final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ahn came up with an unexpected story on the 5th. He criticized the association's player management system and urged change. 

"My (knee) injury (since the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games) has been more difficult than I thought. I have been holding it in since the moment when the first misdiagnosis occurred. When I checked again late last year, I felt very bad (knee condition). There was not much time left until the Olympics, so I had to endure it," he said. "At the moment when I was injured, I was very disappointed in the national team. I can't forget that moment. I want to continue to improve my badminton skills and record, but I don't know how the association will do it."

Asked whether she would like to participate in international competitions in her individual capacity, Ahn said, "It would be cruel for a player to not be able to participate in the Olympics just because she is a member of the national team." "Badminton singles and doubles are clearly different. I don't think (in any case) players should be disqualified. (But) I think the association is blocking everything. I am neglecting in the name of freedom." She reiterated that the association lacked player management. 

Commentator Soo Soo-hyun said, "What I can guess that Ahn Se-young had a hard time is that the Hangzhou Asian Games, which should have been held in 2022, was held in 2023, but he was injured in the final, and he prepared for the international competition and the Paris Olympics without recovering it properly. It must have been a really difficult process," and he also understood Ahn's position. 

"For the first time ever, the Badminton Association has given Ahn a personal trainer. As far as I know, Ahn took great care of herself to recover her physical condition. If an athlete is injured enough to be unable to participate in an international competition, it can be resolved by submitting a medical certificate. Most athletes, however, are well aware of the fact that scores in international competitions can be beneficial to the players who are seeded at the Olympics. How difficult is it to play as a national team player? It's not just Ahn who is struggling. All athletes play under the national flag in such circumstances. I joined the national team at an early age and experienced all those times as well. No one really pushed the national team into the team." 

There is speculation that Han Soo-jung, a trainer who mentally helped Ahn in the background of her "decisive remarks," failed to renew her contract with the association. "Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) took two trainers and a coach, and Chen Yu-fei (China) also brought two trainers to the Paris Olympics," Ahn said when expressing criticism. Regarding this, the association first explained in a press release that "Only Ahn Se-young, out of the 12 athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics, has been given a dedicated trainer since February this year to help manage and recover from injuries." 

Commentator Soo Soo-hyun also said, "The closer we look at it, the more we will find out how special the association cared for Ahn Se-young."  

"I don't want to point out Ahn's interview," said one commentator, Soo Soo-hyun. "The timing of the interview was regrettable. It was so sad that the entire nation made a bombshell remark at the press conference for winning the Olympic gold medal on a happy day to celebrate the first Olympic gold medal in women's singles in 28 years. The interview buried other athletes, issues and performances participating in the Olympics."

BY: 토토사이트 모음