Badminton Star Ahn Se-young Declines Invitation to Truth-Discovering Committee Amid Damage Issues

Had a non-public assembly with Second Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran.

Ahn Se-young (22, picture), who had expressed dissatisfaction with the Korea Badminton Affiliation and the badminton nationwide group, expressed his intention to not take part within the affiliation’s fact-finding committee request.

In a cellphone name with the Dong-A Ilbo on the twentieth, an official from the fact-finding committee mentioned, “We requested Ahn Se-young to come back to the assembly on the twentieth or twenty second, however Ahn Se-young knowledgeable that it might be troublesome for her to attend as a result of her private schedule.” The actual fact-finding committee is a corporation arrange by the Badminton Affiliation and is investigating the information surrounding Ahn Se-young’s dissatisfaction with harm administration and coaching help after profitable the ladies’s singles gold medal on the Paris Olympics.

On the sixteenth, when the primary assembly was held, the fact-finding committee referred to as and investigated nationwide group leaders, together with coach Kim Hak-gyun, and mentioned, “Within the subsequent assembly, we’ll hearken to the opinions of the nationwide group gamers, together with Ahn Se-young.” Ahn Se-young was not current on the assembly on the time. It’s recognized that the fact-finding committee particularly recognized the areas that Ahn Se-young regretted relating to the actions of the nationwide group by means of the leaders. An official from the fact-finding committee mentioned, “Crucial factor is to hearken to Ahn Se-young’s story,” and added, “We determined to reschedule with Ahn Se-young.”

Beforehand, the Ministry of Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism raised a procedural problem, saying that the Badminton Affiliation shaped a fact-finding committee and not using a determination from the board of administrators. Relating to this, an official from the Badminton Affiliation mentioned, “We intend to satisfy with the Ministry of Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism to debate methods of implementing a fact-finding committee and whether or not a joint investigation must be carried out.”

Ahn Se-young had a non-public assembly with Second Vice Minister of Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism Jang Mi-red the day earlier than. The nationwide group’s schedule resumed with the Japan Open, which opened on the twentieth, however Ahn Se-young determined to not take part in worldwide competitions this month as a result of a knee harm.

Reporter Jeong Yun-cheol set off@donga.com