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“If we stick together, it’s 5 to 5, he makes mistakes too… there’s no need to be intimidated” China’s Chen Yufei and Wang Ziyi overthrow Ahn Se-young ‘recovering from injury’ at the World Championships
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An Se-young (Korean: 안세영; Hanja: 安洗瑩; born 5 February 2002) is a South Korean badminton player, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was named 2019's Most Promising Player of the Year and 2023's Female Player of the Year by the BWF. She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, making history as the first Korean women's singles player to win the World Championships title. She then clinched the women's singles gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. An was also a part of South Korea's gold medal winning teams at the 2022 and 2026 Uber Cup as well at the 2022 Asian Games. In 2018, An was selected to join the national team and became the first junior high school student on the South Korean national team. She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. An later represented her country at the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok and Asian Games in Jakarta, helping the team win a bronze medal in the former event. In 2019, she clinched her first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 New Zealand Open, beating the 2012 Olympic gold medalist Li Xuerui in the final.
Career
- 2002Born
- Won world champion
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Gwangju
- •Citizenship: South Korea
- •Known as: badminton player, Olympic competitor
- •Sport: badminton
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Badminton Undercarriage, Injury and ready to launch world championships... “I like the body condition and digest training”
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"Giving Up China Open" An Se-young Chooses 'Rest' Instead of Overexertion... Aiming for Major Tournaments: World Championships and Asian Games
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Badminton Japan Open 2026: Compilation of Korean team match results including Ahn Se-young, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won
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An Se-young Withdraws from Japan Open Due to Left Foot Injury; Clouds Gather Over Asian Games Title Defense
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[Official] An Se-young's 'shocking withdrawal' decision: Ultimately abandons Japan Open due to recurring foot pain, decides on early return home
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An Se-young Cruises to Victory in Japan Open First Round, Eyes Second Consecutive Title
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Why She Rejected $10 Million From Li-Ning — An Se Young's Shocking Decision Mateusz Rębecki (NdvOv6cj2Y)
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An Se-young Becomes First Badminton Player to Surpass $3 Million in Career Earnings
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"24-year-old An Se-young already has her 50th victory, an unbelievable greatness"... Even the Japanese opponent said, "She is getting stronger and stronger," expressing awe.
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Badminton Anse-Young, Back to the Heavenly Space...Singgapore Open Final
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‘Badminton Goddess’ In Seyoung, Sungsoo Won and enter the 8th Korean Open
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Chinese Media Criticize An Se-young's Post-Victory Celebration Despite Dominant Win
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