2024-08-06 17:47:27
While ‘Shuttlecock Emperor’ Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) is pouring out criticism of the Korea Badminton Association and the national team for their poor player management, the incident in which Lee Yong-dae, a gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was embroiled in a doping scandal 10 years ago due to an association mistake is being brought to light again.
World No. 1 An Se-young won the gold medal by defeating China’s He Bingzhao (ranked 9th) 2-0 in the women’s singles final at the Paris Olympics on the 5th. An Se-young said in a press conference immediately after winning, “The (knee) injury was more serious than I thought, and I was very disappointed that the national team was too complacent,” and “I also think that it might be difficult for me to continue to play with the national team in the future.”
Ahn Se-young suffered a torn ligament in her right knee during the finals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held in October of last year. The initial diagnosis was that she would be able to return after 2 to 6 weeks of rehabilitation, but she visited another hospital because the pain persisted. It was reported that after the re-examination, she was diagnosed as saying that she would not be able to recover in the short term and would have to adapt to the pain as much as possible until the Olympics.
Immediately after Ahn Se-young’s remarks, the association’s poor management of the team came under fire. Along with this, Lee Yong-dae’s suspicion of intentional evasion of a doping test 10 years ago was also brought to light. The World Anti-Doping Agency attempted to conduct a doping test on Lee Yong-dae in 2013, but the association failed to properly inform him of his location three times, and he was ultimately judged as a “doping non-responder.” Lee Yong-dae was suspended for one year by the Badminton World Federation and was unable to compete in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. The association later admitted its mistake and appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and received a disciplinary action to overturn the suspension three months later.
Kim So-young, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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