Обсуждение участника:'Shuttlecock Queen' in the nemesis Anbangseo with face slaps and knee pain

Ahn defeats Chen Yuefei despite injury Women's singles gold for first time in 29 years since Hwang Soo-hyun "I don't know how the match ended because at no point did I think I was going to win"

"I've won two gold medals" Ahn Se-young roars and raises her right fist in celebration as she holds her gold medal around her neck at the end of the badminton women's singles medal ceremony at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. Ahn became the first South Korean athlete, male or female, to win the women's singles gold medal at an Asian Games in 29 years since Hwang Bang-hyun at the 1994 Hiroshima Games.

The match ended when her opponent's shuttlecock caught in the net. Ahn Se-young, 21, the "shuttlecock genius," collapsed on the court. After catching her breath, Ahn stood up, pushing through the pain in her right knee, as she had done countless times during the 90-minute battle. With a gasp, she kissed the Korean flag on her left breast and spread her fingers above her head to form a crown. Asian badminton had a new queen.

Ahn swept the women's badminton team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, followed by the singles, to win a double crown. Ahn, the world No. 1 in women's singles, defeated her "nemesis" Chen Yufei (25-China, No. 3) 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 21-8) in the final on Sunday at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China. Previously, the only South Korean to win the women's singles title at an Asian Games was Hwang Soo-hyun (51) at Hiroshima 1994, 29 years ago.

Chun Yuefei was Ahn's Asian Games debut at Jakarta-Palembang 2018, where she suffered a heartbreaking exit in her first singles match (round of 32). At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Chen Yuefei went on to win the gold medal after knocking out Ahn in the quarterfinals. Ahn was 1-8 against Chen Yuefei last year, but she has turned the tables this year with a 6-2 record. She also defeated Chen Yuefei 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) in the first match of the team final (singles) on Day 1.

In the individual singles final, Ahn took control from the first set. The crowd cheered lopsidedly for Chen Yufei, whose hometown is Hangzhou, but Ahn led 18-16. Ahn threw herself into defense, allowing Chen Yufei to pull within 18-17, then grabbed her right knee. After the match, Ahn said, "My knee made a 'pop' sound and I knew it was off. I didn't think anything of it and just tried to stay focused," she said after the match.

Her mother, Lee Hyun-hee, 48, who was in the stands, yelled at her daughter, who was holding her knee, "Stop it, you can withdraw." "I told her (in the stands) to quit because I didn't want her to get more injured, but she wouldn't stop, so I couldn't really cheer for her," Lee said. After the match, Ahn said, "I didn't hear my mother's voice. Even if I had, I wouldn't have quit."

Ahn won the first set with a bandage, but her movement was noticeably slower after the set. Ahn eventually lost the second set, her first set loss in singles at the tournament.

Ahn's resurgence began with a 5-0 run to start the third set. Ahn's refusal to collapse left Chen Yufei flustered. It wasn't until 20-8 that Ahn clenched her fist as if she was sure of victory, and then Chen Yufei's attack hit the net to seal the gold medal.

"Luckily, I can walk," said Ahn, who limped into the mix zone after the ceremony, "and although (the Asian Games final) may come again, I thought this time would not come again for me, so I played hard. 카지노사이트존