# Possible naturalization of Ahn Se-young? Chairman Lee Ki-heung is going too far ahead

"I was really surprised to hear (Ahn's) story," Chairman Lee Ki-heung said on CBS radio's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" on Sunday morning. "Since then, I have received notes from five leaders and coaches involved in training related to injuries since the Hangzhou Asian Games," he said. "Ahn has something to say, but wasn't he a little clumsy in expressing his feelings? I think so."

Ahn Se-young won the gold medal by beating China's He Bing Zhao in the women's singles final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Port Drachapel Stadium in France on the afternoon of the 5th.

It was the first time in 28 years that a gold medal in women's singles has been awarded in Korean badminton history since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Ahn has made people happy by standing tall as "Shuttlecock Empress."

Against this backdrop, Ahn's remarks have aroused even more interest. "I can no longer join the national team," Ahn said, expressing discontent with the Badminton Korea Association, which treats athletes unreasonably. She even expressed her desire to leave the national team and play badminton as an individual.

Ahn, however, did not elaborate on what she complained about. The badminton association quickly issued a 10-page explanation. It tried to extinguish the controversy over this. However, some are raising concerns that Ahn's disagreement with Ahn may be deepening. For this reason, the possibility of Ahn becoming a naturalized citizen is being raised.

Such cases have never been the case. There have already been cases where Ahn Hyun-soo and Lim Hyo-joon of short track speed skaters became naturalized citizens of Russia or China due to associations and personal issues. After losing the Olympic gold medalist, Korea failed to win a gold medal at the Olympics and even lost the gold medal to them.

Chairman Lee Ki-heung, however, expressed his firm stance on the possibility of Ahn becoming a naturalized citizen. "It is such a leap forward. I think we are going a little too far because we have yet to find out the details (of Ahn's complaint)," Lee said.

"No one can predict (the naturalization issue), but it is very, very inappropriate to talk about it now anyway. This is because the Olympics is now in the middle and the games are just a few days away. We will wrap up (the games) and take a good look at the issue," he added.

Finally, he expressed his intention to communicate with Ahn, saying, "I will figure out what Ahn Se-young wanted to say and take reasonable measures."

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