Commentator Bang Su-hyeon has long been called the ‘Queen of Badminton’, having won a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games and a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Ahn Se-young’s gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games was 28 years after commentator Bang.
Commentator Bang also said in an interview, “The Asian Games were postponed by a year from the year they were originally scheduled to be held and held last year, and Ahn Se-young was injured at that time. It must have been a burden to prepare for the Olympics, which is less than a year away. I also acknowledge that. “However, I think it is unfortunate that the association made a mistake and the national team made a mistake.”
He said, “I believe Ahn Se-young continues to break records as a singles player and will continue to break records that she wants to achieve indefinitely in the future.” (These comments) were not something I heard through contact with the person in charge, so I thought, ‘What on earth does this mean?’ I thought (Ahn Se-young), as a gold medalist, went out and did an interview on behalf of Korea, and it is true that the association system needs to change, but even though she had a difficult process and was dissatisfied, she did not win the gold medal alone.”
He continued, “When he won the gold medal, the coach and coaches trained with the national team for Ahn Se-young, and the candidate players also served as training partners. If there is a problem with the association’s system, it can be improved. However, the association does not provide good services to the players. I think I should first say thank you for what I did well, and since I won the gold medal, it would have been nice to have enjoyed everything and shared with the association what I had in mind. “It’s a bit sad to see articles like this coming out,” he said.
[2024 Paris] Commentator Bang Su-hyun says, “Ahn Se-young did not win the gold medal alone” (naver.com)