Badminton world champion An Se-young said Tuesday she will now focus on defending her Asian Games title next month in Japan. She returned home early Tuesday after winning her second career world title in women’s singles in New Delhi. An beat Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14 in the final and completed a six-match run without dropping a game. She said the victory came despite lingering pain from a left foot injury that had forced her out of the Japan Open in July.
Badminton player An Se-young listens to a reporter's question at Incheon International Airport, Tuesday, upon returning home from New Delhi, where she won her second career world title in the women's singles. Yonhap
Freshly crowned the world champion, Korean badminton star An Se-young said Tuesday she will now turn her focus to defending her Asian Games title next month in Japan.
An arrived back home early Tuesday, two days after winning her second career world title in the women's singles in New Delhi. An, world No. 1, defeated second-ranked Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-17, 21-14 in the final to cap a flawless, six-match run, during which she did not lose a game.
It was An's first tournament back since a left foot injury forced her to withdraw from the Japan Open in July after just one match.
