Ahn Se-young Refuses Korean Badminton Association Inquiry Amid Olympic Preparation Controversy

▲ Ahn Se-young reveals her stance [연합뉴스]
It was reported on the 20th that Ahn Se-young, the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s singles badminton gold medalist, failed to comply with the investigation by the Korean Badminton Association’s fact-finding committee.

The society said that they proposed several dates, but Ahn Se-young rejected them.

It is said that Ahn Se-young’s side decided not to comply with the investigation because they believed that there was no sense in the association’s investigation in a situation where the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism are currently investigating the truth.

Before that, on the 16th, when the first meeting of the association’s fact-finding committee was held, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, “According to the Articles of Association of the Badminton Association, if necessary establishment and functioning of various committees. , the board of directors must review and resolve them.

In this regard, the association said that they had applied a ‘rule of exception’, but the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, “Although there was enough time after the president of the association Kim Taek-gyu returned to Korea on the 7th. , no action was taken, and then by creating an investigation committee and applying a ‘rule of exception’ in urgent cases He said, “It is not reasonable ‘rules.’

▲ The appearance of national badminton team coach Kim Hak-gyun at the Korea Badminton Association’s own fact-finding committee meeting on the 16th. [연합뉴스]
On this day, the fact-finding committee summoned badminton team coach Kim Hak-kyun and coaches Lee Gyeong-won and Sung Ji-hyun to hear their views on the management system of the national team.

It is known that Ahn Se-young did not trust some of the members of the investigation committee that was included to represent the society’s position.

Ahn Se-young, who declined to respond to the association’s inquiry for these reasons, held an informal meeting with Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Jang Mi-ran the day before and reportedly he recently had a wide-ranging discussion about the controversial topic. national team management system and the overall preparation process for the Olympics.