"Shuttlescock Queen" An Se-young captured the gold medal today (29th) by defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the women's singles badminton final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
A "flawless victory" in which she did not concede a single game from the Round of 32 to the final.
Following her triumph at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, An climbed to the top of the podium once again, writing a new piece of history by becoming the first female singles player to win consecutive titles at the Asian Games.
An Se-young completed her back-to-back championship titles with near-perfect performance.
brings you An Se-young's thoughts on the final and the tournament as she reflected on them in the mixed zone right after securing the gold medal.(Reported by Yoo Byung-min | Produced and edited by Jinhyeong Park | Filmed by Yang Doo-won | Produced by Sports News Department)
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