"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)