What Makes World No. 1 An Se-young So Dominant? Her Training Method Is Different
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- World No. 1 An Se-young drew attention for her distinctive training methods at South Korea’s badminton team media day.
- The 24-year-old Samsung Life Insurance player is preparing for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games alongside 19 other national-team athletes.
World No. 1 An Se-young’s edge starts with the way she trains. The 24-year-old Samsung Life Insurance player stood out as South Korea’s badminton team gathered at Jincheon National Training Center for its media day.
An Se-young and 19 other men’s and women’s national-team players appeared together on the afternoon of the 8th to share their determination ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The event highlighted the team’s leading star, whose record stands at 49 wins and one loss. The focus was not only on her results, but also on the training approach that has helped make her so difficult to beat.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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