Korea Joongang Daily
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Sports Ministry orders badminton association to overhaul treatment of athletes

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism excoriated the Badminton Korea Association in its conclusion of an investigation after an Olympic gold medalist lashed out for mistreatment.

2024-10-31

Olympic champion An Se-young falls short in Denmark Open final against China's Wang Zhiyi

Olympic badminton gold medalist An Se-young lost the Denmark Open women’s singles final 2-0 to Wang Zhiyi of China on Sunday, missing out on her first international tournament win since the Olympics in Paris.

2024-10-21

자기 신발 신어도 된다고 일시적으로 허락받은 안세영

The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) said Monday that it will temporarily permit Olympic gold medalist An Se-young to wear her own shoes.

2024-10-21

Olympic gold medalist permitted to wear her own shoes, for now

The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) said Monday that it will temporarily permit Olympic gold medalistAn Se-young to wear her own shoes.

2024-10-15

Tearful An Se-young appeals for fan support while staying silent on BKA probe

Badminton star An Se-young called for fans’ support Wednesday as she broke into tears, but declined to comment on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's ongoing probe into the Badminton Korea Association (BKA).

2024-10-10

'Pathetic position': Calls for change in BKA's equipment policies as An Se-young releases blister pictures

Badminton Korea Association (BKA) President Kim Taek-kyu promised Tuesday to revise a rule that forces national team badminton players to use equipment provided by sponsors.

2024-09-25

Badminton Korea denies embezzlement, threatens legal action

Korea's national badminton association denied embezzlement allegations made by the government, instead threatening to report the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for defamation.

2024-09-14

The trigger

Following the revelation by An Se-young, the gold medalist in the women’s badminton singles event at the Paris Olympics, the widespread corruption in Korea’s sports field is being exposed one after another.

2024-09-11

Gov't calls on Badminton Korea Association to scrap rule restricting players from international contest

The Sports Ministry called on Badminton Korea Association to scrap a rule that prevents non-national team players from playing in international tournaments as part of a probe that also exposed inconsistencies in funding and discriminatory practice

2024-09-10

An Se-young rebuffs badminton association's request to participate in internal probe

Badminton player An Se-young refused to embrace an investigation by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) into problems she raised such as staff allegedly mishandling her injury, a BKA official said Tuesday.

2024-08-20