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An Se-young Wins Second World Championships Gold After Near Withdrawal
An Se-young won her second gold medal at the BWF World Championships.
She almost decided not to play in the event.
She had stopped training and recovery for about three weeks.
The Asian Games are very important to Korea and come after the World Championships.
Her recovery happened faster than expected.
Se-young also strongly wanted to compete.
She returned to the tournament and performed very well.
Her team said this was her best performance during the tournament.
An Se-young won her second BWF World Championships gold medal.
She had nearly withdrawn from the World Championships before the tournament.
For about three weeks, she stopped training and recovery.
Her recovery progressed quickly, and she strongly wanted to compete.
Her performance in the tournament was described as her best, ahead of the Asian Games.
- Who
- An Se-young and her team.
- What
- An Se-young won her second BWF World Championships gold medal after nearly withdrawing.
- Where
- When
- During the BWF World Championships; the Asian Games follow the event.
- Why
- Her recovery progressed quickly, and she wanted to compete strongly; the Asian Games are also important to Korea.
Key facts
- Athlete
- An Se-young
- Achievement
- Second BWF World Championships gold medal
- Training break
- About three weeks
- Initial plan
- Her team considered skipping the World Championships
- Recovery
- Her team said her recovery was very fast
- Next major event
- The Asian Games
- Tournament assessment
- Her team described her performance as her best during the tournament
Quotes
Unidentified male speaker
An unidentified male speaker discussing Se-young’s recovery and competition plans
“We tried to skip the World Championships, but Se-young's recovery very fast, and she also wanted to play very strongly.”
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