"Fantastic An Se-young," Cheers Greet Her Return… "Not Yet" on Her Peak Years

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Badminton star An Se-young, who showcased her dominance as the world's best and claimed the top spot for the second consecutive time, returned home today (September 30). Having already achieved unparalleled success at the age of 24, her next goal is already set for two years from now, as she boldly stated her ambition to challenge for a second consecutive Olympic gold medal.

Reporter Bae Jeonghun has the story.

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Returning in glory with a gold medal amid cheers from fans,

[Fantastic, Se-young!]

An still feels overwhelmed with emotion when recalling the moment she achieved back-to-back titles.

[An Se-young / National Badminton Team : It felt so good that words couldn't express it, so the celebration seemed to come out naturally. I think I was just overwhelmed with the thought of winning back-to-back titles.]

Smiling brightly as she shared that she had a light drinking session with her teammates last night for the first time in a while,

[An Se-young / National Badminton Team : I had a drink with my teammates over yakiniku. The first glass was good, but from the second one, it didn't taste as good. I'm tired after enjoying it.]

She also shared a behind-the-scenes story that, along with her victory at this Asian Games, she finally won new recognition from her teammates in the so-called "Thigh Sisters," who used to tease her for having thin legs.

[An Se-young / National Badminton Team : There was a photo of my thighs posted on Instagram by Hana unni, and after showing it to her, she told me, 'I guess I can acknowledge it a little bit now...']

Writing new history day by day and receiving praise for being on the verge of becoming the greatest women's singles player of all time at age 24, she says there are still many things she wants to accomplish.

[An Se-young / National Badminton Team : I just love badminton itself so much, and as for calling this my peak, I think I still have a lot more to do, so I feel like I'm still lacking in many ways.]

An expressed her ambition to surpass 11 wins this season to break the record for the most wins, and to run without stopping toward winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals two years from now.

[An Se-young / National Badminton Team : My goal is to become a better version of myself than last year, and if I do my best day by day, I think I will reach the goal of winning consecutive Olympic titles at some point.]

(Camera: Yoo Dong-hyuk, Video Editing: Park Ki-deok, Design: Kim Ye-ji, Yang Gi-tae, JUNHO)
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