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| Ahn Se-young is expressing her determination at the World Championship Media Day held at Jincheon National Training Center on the 18th. Jincheon = Reporter Choi Man-sik |
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| Coach Park Joo-bong is expressing his determination at the World Championship Media Day held at Jincheon National Training Center on the 18th. Jincheon = Reporter Choi Man-sik |
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The Korean badminton team, led by head coach Park Joo-bong, said 'History Succession' on the 18th at the Jincheon National Training Center's Champion House. The World Championships, which will be held in Paris, France from the 25th to the 31st, are the world's best individual competition to match the Olympics. South Korea has written the history of the highest record (3 gold medals, women's singles, men's and mixed doubles + 1 bronze medal, women's doubles) at the 2023 event. This time, women's singles Ahn Se-young (23), men's doubles Seo Seung-jae (28, Samsung Life Insurance), and mixed doubles Chae Yoo-jung (30, Incheon International Airport) are aiming for their second consecutive victory in the tournament.
On this day's media day, '2 consecutive losses' was the keyword. Ahn Se-young, the representative of the national team, said, `I don't think about the past, the title of defending champion. As if preparing for a new game, I have to work with a new mindset to do well,' he said calmly. Seo Seung-jae, who won the men's and mixed doubles double championship two years ago but decided to focus on men's doubles and changed his partner to Kim Won-ho, responded, `I will not dwell on the past, but focus on how to improve in the future.' Chae Yoo-jung, who formed a new group with Kim Jongmin Lee, the youngest member of the national team (19, Samsung Life Insurance), responded, `I have to lead well as an older sister. As it's a big stage, I'll do my best to lead my juniors."
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| An Se-young trains under the guidance of head coach Park Joo-bong at the Oryun Hall of Jincheon Training Center on the 18th. Jincheon = Reporter Choi Man-sik |
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| Badminton team shouting fighting at the World Championship Media Day held at Jincheon National Training Center on the 18th. Jincheon = Reporter Choi Man-sik |
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Coach Park Joo-bong said, `It is often said that mixed doubles are led by male players due to their characteristics such as their amount of activity. But this time, on the contrary, I hope that experienced Chae Yoo-jung will lead the Jongmin Lee as an older sister and a senior.
In addition to this, 'Reunion of Promised Land and Ahn Se-young' was also an indispensable topic. Ahn Se-young won the French Open before winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last year, and also won the French Orléan Masters in March this year. The venue for this event is the Olympic Stadium (Adidas Arena), where the joy of the Paris Olympics is imbued. Ahn Se-young said "Paris is a place that has always done well. I'm looking forward to how I'll look this timeHe recalled the joy of a year ago, saying, `I think I followed luck, but I think it's a place with good energy.'
In the semifinals of the Chinese Open last month, Ahn Se-young raised concerns by withdrawing from the tournament in order not to overdo it because she felt a knee problem during the match. In response, Ahn Se-young and Park shouted 'Lee Sang-moo' in unison.
Ahn Se-young said, `Currently, my physical condition is to the extent that I participated in the training camp in August, which is underway. "I'm raising (my condition) in line with the World Championship, but I'm in a very good condition right now," coach Park said. "I've been in all training programs since the first day of training. All that remains is to reap good results once again in the land of glory."
The second camp training since head coach Park took office, 'blind training', has been on the topic. The players' reaction to this was also interesting. Director Park was satisfied with "I heard a lot about 'I'm going to die' before, but this time, I don't know if it was hard inside, but there was a 'temperature difference'." Ahn Se-young "It's bearable compared to the beginning. That doesn't mean it's less difficult. I've got used to it" and gave a smile, and Lee So-hee (31, Incheon International Airport), the oldest, said "Time is short, but it feels compressed." It's still hard." "We will be united to succeed the best performance two years ago."After finishing the media day with a pledge of ",Big Zubongho' is scheduled to leave for Paris on the 22nd.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
