‘Badminton Empress’ Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), who was advancing toward a medal at the Paris Olympics, hit an injured reef.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young suffered her withdrawal loss in the quarterfinals of the India Open women’s singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 event held in New Delhi, India on the 19th (Korean time).
Ahn Se-young, who was the defending champion of this tournament, got off to an uneasy start, losing the first game 19-21 against world number 20 Yeo Amin (Singapore) in the quarterfinals.
In a situation where the game was tied 0-2 at the beginning of the second game, Ahn Se-young,
who was unable to catch the shuttlecock flying in front of her, eventually raised her hand and expressed her intention to abstain, ending her second consecutive loss in the tournament. 카지노사이트 백링크
According to an announcement from the Korea Badminton Association, Ahn Se-young had to give up the game due to strain on the inner right thigh muscle during the game.
Starting with the India Open in January last year, Ahn Se-young grew into a global star by winning 10 gold medals in one year alone, including the All England Open,
World Championships, and Asian Games. However, she experienced ups and downs due to a knee injury she suffered in the finals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Ahn Se-young, who suffered a torn knee tendon during the forced march, skipped the National Sports Festival in October and failed to win any of the three international competitions held since then.
After taking a break at the end of last year, Ahn Se-young entered the Malaysia Open, the first tournament of the new year, early this month.
She easily advanced to the finals and regained her honor by defeating Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) and taking the top spot.
Afterwards, she was aiming for her second consecutive victory of the season and second consecutive victory at the Indian Open, but this time,
she felt a problem with her thigh muscles, not her knees, and had to give up the tournament midway.
The association explains that Ahn Se-young’s injury is not serious, but there are concerns as the Paris Olympics are only about six months away.
Before suffering an injury at last year’s Asian Games, Ahn Se-young had a tireless schedule, participating in all competitions organized by the BWF.
Although she achieved a lot in this process, it also came with the risk of her getting injured.
She was born in 2002, so she is said to be young and physically strong, but she was unable to overcome the forced march of reaching the finals of each competition and playing more than five matches.
Due to accumulated fatigue, she felt something wrong with her knee during her Asian Games.
This time, when the injury was expected to recover, a sign of abnormality was detected in the hamstring side of her thigh.
In an interview with BWF after losing by withdrawal, Ahn Se-young said, “I had an injury from the time I arrived in India,
but I wanted to continue playing,” and added, “I had a hamstring problem, so it was difficult to participate in the tournament for two weeks in a row.”
As Ahn Se-young has already been injured twice in recent months, the need for player management is emerging at the association level.
It is important to achieve good results in international competitions, but it seems necessary to maintain appropriate physical strength ahead of the Olympics, which is the most important competition of the year.
In particular, in the case of Ahn Se-young, the importance of management is even more urgent because she is a strong candidate for an Olympic gold medal.
It appears that we will have to worry about maintaining a sense of real-life performance and managing physical strength and injuries.
Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young plans to return to Korea via Incheon Airport on the morning of the 23rd and focus on recovering from her injury for a while.