"badminton·observation" the korean badminton association responded to the ahn se-young incident, and the "senior culture" in korean sports has become a hotbed for bullying
2024-09-27
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the korean sports world has been in a fuss recently because of the paris olympic badminton women's singles champion an se-young's exposure to long-term bullying in the national team. as the chairman of the korean badminton association, kanazawa kei, publicly admitted that there were deficiencies in management, the korean ministry of culture, sports and tourism responded to the matter. the investigation will enter its final stages. in fact, the an xiying incident is not an isolated case in south korea. various scandals caused by the deep-rooted "senior culture" in korean sports have become common in south korea in recent years.
the conflict between an xiying and the korean badminton association actually first emerged after the asian games last year. after winning the hangzhou asian games championship, an xiying revealed that she was treated coldly by the badminton association after being injured and did not formulate any targeted rehabilitation plan, which made her feel like a "tool to be used". in an interview with reporters after winning the paris olympics, an xiying fired again, accusing the badminton association's indifference that caused her injury to worsen, missing the world championships and other important events, and she had considered the possibility of retirement. after returning to south korea, an seyoung announced her withdrawal from the super 750 japan badminton open (august 20-25) and the super 500 korea open (august 27-september), citing knee and ankle injuries. 1st).
on september 26, an xiying once again bombarded the korean badminton association, this time exposing more details. in addition to revealing that she has been forced by the korean badminton association to participate in tours and team trials with injuries since 2022, her highly trusted coach han soo-jung failed to get a contract extension from the korean badminton association after the expiration of her contract and could not accompany her. outside of competing in the olympics, he also revealed that he has been responsible for chores within the national team for the past seven years, including helping senior players repair broken badminton racket strings, cleaning the room, and even washing the underwear of some senior players. the various details exposed by an xiying caused an uproar in public opinion.
korean badminton association chairman kim taek-kyu and head coach kim hak-kyun recently accepted inquiries as witnesses from the culture, sports and tourism committee of the korean national assembly and responded to the issues pointed out by an se-young one by one. regarding the practice of young players doing laundry and cleaning for their seniors, kim hak-kyun’s answer was that he did not ask for this after taking office, and he had also advised other coaches not to do this, but it is true that there are still many deficiencies in guidance and management. an se-ying once complained that the sponsor's shoes made her feel uncomfortable during training. during the investigation, the relevant parties also showed a photo of an se-ying with blisters on the soles of her feet as proof. in this regard, kanazawa kei said that he would modify the mandatory national team rules governing player use of sponsor products. but he also believes that this situation often occurs in training and competition, and he cannot interfere with sponsor-related issues.
although the ministry of culture, sports and tourism of south korea stated that the investigation results will not be released until october, the investigation process basically confirmed that what an xiying said was true, and these staggering and unreasonable phenomena are real.
in recent years, scandals have broken out in the korean sports world from time to time: in may this year, 19-year-old lee hae-in, the women's singles silver medalist at the world figure skating championships, was exposed to have sexually assaulted an underage male skater during a training camp in italy, and was sentenced to a three-year ban. ; in 2019, short track speed skating star shen shixi accused former national team coach zhao zaibum of beating and sexually assaulting him for four years; the coach of the korean women's curling team at the pyeongchang winter olympics insulted his players and withheld bonuses...
the frequent occurrence of similar scandals in the korean sports world is causally related to the deep-rooted "senior culture" in the korean sports world. the so-called senior culture means that older people or people with higher positions enjoy higher status and respect, but it gradually deforms into a culture of hierarchy and bullying. in the sports circle, it is more manifested in young athletes and old players, players and coaches. , the unequal relationship between players, coaches and sports organizations has become a breeding ground for bullying.
athletes train hard and bring glory to the country, so they deserve better care and attention, and their individual rights and interests are taken seriously. an xiying's threat to retire and the previous incident of short track speed skating winter olympics champion lin xiaoqi running away are athletes' resistance and accusation against the "paternalistic" and "bureaucratic" management model. sports management agencies should also clarify their thinking. athletes it is not a tool for chasing sports honors. in the future, management should adopt a more scientific and humane approach, instead of over-emphasizing authority and blindly adopting a suppressive thinking mode.
text | reporter su xing
