South Korea’s badminton team member Ahn Se-young is celebrating after winning the semifinal match against Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the women’s singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 4th (Korean time). With this win, Ahn Se-young will advance to the women’s singles final for the first time in 28 years.
Badminton women’s singles world No. 1 Ahn Se-young has secured a silver medal by advancing to the final. Ahn Se-young is aiming for the first gold medal in women’s singles in 28 years since Bang Soo-hyun at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Ahn Se-young defeated Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (world ranking 8th) 2-1 (11-21 21-13 21-16) in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton women’s singles held at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France on the 4th (local time) to advance to the final.
Ahn Se-young lost the first game 11-21 to Tunjung, who fiercely pressed her in the early part of the match. However, she took control from the second game onwards and made the game score 1-1. Ahn Se-young led the match in the third game as well. Tunjung pursued persistently, but An Se-young drew out her opponent’s mistakes with sharp attacks, ultimately securing the victory with a score of 21-16.
An Se-young, who won the World Championships and Asian Games last year, will achieve a Grand Slam if she wins a gold medal at this competition. An Se-young will face the winner of the gold medal between Spain’s Carolina Marin (world ranking 4th) and China’s He Bingzhao (world ranking 9th) at 4:45 PM on the 5th, Korean time. 바카라사이트