world champion an se-young was bullied, the korean badminton association responded
2024-09-28
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according to yonhap news agency, south korea’s ministry of culture, sports and tourism recently stated that the investigation into the korean badminton association will enter the final stage and is expected to release the final investigation results in october.
an xiying (file photo) photo by xinhua news agency reporter ren zhenglai
after south korean badminton star an se-young won the women's singles gold medal at the paris olympics, she publicly accused the korean badminton association of problems with athlete injury management and training systems, triggering a public outcry in south korea. in response, the ministry of culture, sports and tourism of south korea launched an investigation into the korean badminton association on august 12.
according to yonhap news agency, officials from the south korean ministry of culture, sports and tourism said on the 25th that the investigation team will meet with kim taek-kyu, president of the korean badminton association, in the near future to obtain a question and answer book. this is one of the final procedures before concluding the investigation. kei kanazawa needs to confirm whether the contents of the previous investigation are true.
an xiying (file photo) photo by xinhua news agency reporter ren zhenglai
it is also reported that kim taek-gyu and south korean badminton team coach kim hak-kyun attended the pending inquiry of the culture, sports and tourism committee of the korean national assembly as witnesses on the 24th. regarding the rule that "athletes must obey the instructions of coaches and associations," kei kanazawa said that this rule will be deleted through the board of directors, and relevant rules that force national team players to use sponsor products will also be changed. at the questioning site, a member of parliament released a photo of an xiying suffering from discomfort in wearing sponsored sneakers, which resulted in blisters on the soles of her feet.
regarding the outside world's doubts about the "internal practice" of young korean badminton players being responsible for washing and cleaning their seniors, kim hak-gyun responded: "i have been guided in the direction of (eliminating conventions), but it is not good enough."
according to previous reports by south korea's sbs tv station, an xiying was selected for the national team for the first time in 2017. as the youngest player in the team, she was responsible for changing racket strings for some seniors, cleaning the room and doing laundry. she was unable to do so after training. have a good rest.
source: xinhua news agencyguangzhou daily new flower city editor: ma junxian
