SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – An Se-young, the badminton player who secured South Korea’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s singles in 28 years, earned approximately 900 million won last year in prize money and salary. However, this figure pales in comparison to the earnings of top-ranked players in more popular sports, igniting a debate [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday it has begun an investigation into the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) following Olympic champion An Se-young’s recent criticism of the association’s management. The ministry will examine “the circumstances surrounding the controversy” sparked by An’s allegations of “inadequate injury management” and [...]
PARIS, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s top-ranked badminton star An Se-youngcaptured her first career Olympic gold medal in the women’s singles on Monday, giving South Korea its 11th gold medal of the Paris Games. Before An’s title, all 10 of South Korean gold medals had come from archery, fencing and shooting. Earlier in the [...]
PARIS, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — From breathtaking shotmaking to heart-stopping rallies to a player getting sick in the middle of a late comeback, the badminton mixed doubles semifinal match between two South Korean tandems in Paris on Thursday had everything you could ask for. Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun outlasted compatriots Seo Seung-jae and [...]
JINCHEON, South Korea, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — In the bronze medal match of the women’s doubles in badminton at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the South Korean team of Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong defeated a team from the same country, Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan. The celebration for the winners was understandably muted, [...]
TOKYO, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean badminton player Heo Kwang-hee got a taste of his own medicine at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, losing to an underdog in the quarterfinals three days after shocking the top-ranked opponent. Kevin Cordon of Guatemala, world No. 59, defeated the 38th-ranked Heo 2-0 (21-13, 21-18) in the [...]
HWASEONG, South Korea, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – 2012 Olympic badminton bronze medalist Chung Jae-sung passed away on Friday at age 35. Chung’s wife found him dead in the living room of their home in Hwaseong, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, at 8:12 a.m. on Friday, according to local police. Police said Chung was diagnosed [...]