Badminton team: “We will achieve our best result ever at the Paris Olympics” | Dong-A Ilbo

Media Day held at Jincheon Athletes Village
Director Kim Hak-kyun “lived up to expectations”

South Korea’s badminton team is aiming for its best ever result with just one month left until the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The badminton team held a media day for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Athletes Village in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province on the 18th, expressing its determination to participate in the Olympics.

12 representative players including the world No. 1 women’s singles player An Se-young (Samsung Life), No. 2 men’s doubles player Seo Seung-jae, Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life), Lee So-hee (Samsung Life). In addition to Minghe’s coach Kim Hak-kyun, 7 other coaching staff members participated.

Before the event, Badminton Association President Kei Kanazawa said, “After the last Tokyo Olympics, we supported athletes to restore their honor and enhance national competitiveness from a medium- and long-term perspective.” The team for the Paris Olympics. “There is a saying that the upper limit of Olympic medals is the sky. However, I know very well how hard our players train, so I have no doubt that they will achieve good results. “He said, and asked for everyone’s support.

Coach Kim said, “It’s been less than a year since I participated in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and my mentality now seems to be different from that time,” adding, “This time, I am ready to achieve the best results in badminton history. “Since everyone is so interested, I will try my best to live up to expectations.”

“Badminton star” An Shiying defeated her opponent Chen Yufei (China) in the final of the “2024 Singapore Badminton Open” on the 2nd, boosting her confidence ahead of the Paris Olympics.

“I have done a lot of preparation in the hot weather, so I will try to finish the race in a romantic way in Paris,” An Se-young said. “So I am confident and confident that I can run in better condition in the Paris Olympics.”

Seyoung Ahn said: “I went through a difficult time after the injury. Fortunately, with the help of many people, I finally overcame it. I think I reflected on positive thoughts and good words. “I mentioned Chen Yufei as an opponent, but I think all the players I met since the preliminaries are opponents,” he said, emphasizing that every moment is important.

The women’s doubles pair Lee So-hee/Baek Ha-na defeated Chen Qingchen/Jia Fan (China) in the final to win the “2024 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships” final, which also aroused people’s expectations.

Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na said, “I felt some pressure facing the Chinese players, but I gained some confidence by winning the Indonesia Open,” adding, “I will prepare to advance one by one. When it comes to the final, I will be able to face the Chinese players.”

Seo Seung-jae will compete in the men’s doubles and mixed doubles events, and is working hard with his partners Kang Min-hyuk and Chae Yu-jung (Incheon International Airport).

“I am very happy and delighted with the unexpected result I achieved at last year’s World Championships,” he said, adding, “I think I am better prepared for this year’s Paris Olympics. “I am preparing hard and think that if I am with my partner, I will definitely be able to win.”

(Jincheon = Newsis)