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recently, the bullying incident of south korean badminton star ahn se-young has attracted widespread attention from the outside world. according to an investigation by the korean national assembly, ahn se young was bullied for a long time in the korean team. she did odd jobs for coaches, seniors and senior teammates. she was also subjected to verbal and physical violence, and she was also required to wash the older male players. underpants. according to reports, not only an xiying, but also the korean badminton team has a general trend of bullying the younger, and the korean badminton association turns a blind eye and even protects the bullies.

in fact, in the korean sports world, there are many athletes like an xiying who have been bullied. short track speed skating star ahn hyun-soo, who won three olympic gold medals on behalf of south korea at the 2006 turin winter olympics, was once ostracized by his teammates due to "clique" fighting and was even squeezed out of the national men's team. had to train with the women’s team. in the end, ahn hyun-soo chose to change his citizenship to russia and play for the russian national team. in 2020, south korean triathlete choi sook-hyun committed suicide in her dormitory in busan because she could not bear the long-term abuse by her coach and seniors in the team. the bullying incidents that have been exposed one after another have made people ask, when will the violence in the korean sports world stop?

an xiying said she felt like a "tool being used"

according to reports, 22-year-old an se-young was selected for the south korean national team for the first time in 2017 and has always been the youngest member of the team. in the korean national team, young players have to wash clothes, clean dormitories and complete various chores for older players. during the asian games in hangzhou last year, the injured an xiying explained the situation to the korean badminton association during her recovery, hoping to change the status quo.

in august this year, south korean player an xiying won the gold medal in the badminton women's singles final of the paris olympics (source: global network)

in fact, the conflict between an xiying and the korean badminton association first emerged after the asian games last year. at that time, 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 early august this year, after winning the women's badminton singles gold medal at the paris olympics, an xiying admitted in an interview with reporters that her knee injury was more serious than expected and she was disappointed with the national team's rashness. it is difficult to continue to move forward with the national team.

after the "retirement incident", ahn se-young, who returned to south korea, announced her withdrawal from the super 750 japan badminton open (august 20-25) and the super 500 korea open (august 2019), citing knee and ankle injuries. from september 27th to september 1st).

at the end of september this year, an xiying once again attacked the korean badminton association. according to her, she has been forced by the korean badminton association to participate in tours and team trials with injuries since 2022. in addition, for the past seven years, she has been responsible for chores in the national team, including helping senior players repair broken badminton racket strings, cleaning the room, and even washing the underwear of some older male players. the various details exposed by an xiying once caused an uproar in public opinion.

ahn hyun-soo leaves russia

in fact, in the korean sports world, there are many athletes like an xiying who have been bullied.

short track speed skating star ahn hyun-soo, who won three gold medals for the korean team at the 2006 turin winter olympics, was ostracized due to injuries and factional struggles within the korean team, and became a marginal member of the national team. , career is unsustainable. in desperation, he chose to go to russia and compete on behalf of the russian team.

ahn hyun-soo's father, an ji-won, revealed the situation at the time in an interview with the media: "at that time, ahn hyun-soo suffered a lot because of the 'clique' issue. at the world championships, there were players on the team interfering with ahn hyun-soo. situation.”

"i spoke out about the factional issues within the korean ice hockey association and received a lot of scolding. as a result, ahn hyun-soo was unable to continue training and competing. at that time, south korea ignored ahn hyun-soo and believed that ahn hyun-soo was useless. at this time, russia took in ahn hyun-soo," ahn ki-won said.

information map of ahn hyun-soo (source: the paper)

according to media reports, there are indeed many factions in the korean speed skating team. ahn hyun-soo, who lost his "backer" due to various reasons, was ostracized as a result.

after transferring to russia, ahn hyun-soo had a new name: victor ahn. facts have proved that his move to russia was a difficult but correct decision - at the 2014 sochi winter olympics, he won 3 gold medals and 1 bronze medal wearing the jersey of the russian team.

bullying has a long history in korean sports

in fact, in recent years, bullying scandals have been exposed in the korean sports world.

in 2020, south korean triathlete choi sook-hyun committed suicide in her dormitory in busan because she could not bear the long-term abuse by her coach and seniors in the team. in february 2021, south korean volleyball player park sang-ha announced his retirement after admitting to bullying in his student days.

it is reported that bullying has a long history in the korean sports world and is a "stubborn disease" that cannot be cured for decades.

in 2019, the national human rights commission of south korea conducted a questionnaire survey among 63,211 student-athletes in elementary, junior high and high schools. among them, 14.7% of students have suffered physical violence from coaches or seniors; 15.7% of students have suffered verbal violence such as insults and threats. among the student-athletes surveyed, elementary school students suffered the most serious verbal violence, while high school students suffered the most physical violence.

"athletes have to be beaten if they want to achieve results, otherwise it will be difficult to improve." "the seniors all do this, and when it is our turn, it will naturally be like this. athletes just need to be beaten more to cheer up." it's hard to imagine this. the words are spoken by korean junior high school students and high school students.

zheng huiyuan, a research committee member of the gyeonggi women's family foundation, once said in an interview that the athlete collective is relatively closed and can easily form a collective culture of strict hierarchy, power control and absolute obedience. in school sports teams, juniors and juniors train together, and it is easy to be assimilated into this violent culture. therefore, some experts believe that to eradicate the culture of violence in sports, we must change the sports culture centered on elite athletes. to create a safe and equal environment, it is not enough to rely solely on the students themselves. coaches and teachers must make efforts. only by fundamentally changing education methods can we truly solve the stubborn problem of bullying.

jimu news integrates xinhuanet, beiqing sports, guangming.com, red star news, the paper, global times, china news network, xinhua news agency, yangcheng school, global network, people's daily online, etc.

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