Mother An Se-young's Heartbreaking Sentences When Her Child Screams in Pain, Father Believes Her ...

TRIBUN-VIDEO.COM - Behind An Se-young's 2022 Asian Games gold medal, her mother asked her to stop competing due to injury. An Se-young, a gold medalist at the 2022 Asian Games from Korea, had a heartbreaking story during her final match on Saturday (October 7, 2023). Lee Hyeon-hee, An Se-young's mother, had asked her daughter to stop competing due to her knee injury. Unlike An Se-young, who believed that Asian Games finals would never come twice, she chose to fight to the end. An Se-young explained that she had indeed experienced knee problems during the match. The Korean prodigy sought medical attention mid-match when she felt pain in her knee. However, despite the pain, Se-young said that it would likely be her first and last time winning gold at the Asian Games. "My knee hurts a lot. Luckily, I can walk," An Se-young explained, as reported by N Sport. "This might be my first and last time (to win gold). Opportunities don't come twice. I want to play to my fullest," he added. An Se-young's parents, who came to Hangzhou, China, to watch, were also worried about their daughter's condition. The mother even shouted from the stands for her daughter to stop, that's enough, to just give up. She made this statement because she couldn't bear to see An Se-young in pain while playing against Chen Yu Fei (China). "Enough! It's okay to just stop," Lee said, shouting from the stands. An Se-young's father, An Jung-hyeon, also expressed concern, as he couldn't bear to see his daughter in pain on the court. However, An Se-young's father explained that he believed in his daughter. An's father believed that his daughter wouldn't give up easily and would fight to the end. "My daughter rarely shows pain in the stadium, and seeing her like that made me feel bad," said An Se-young's father, An Jung-hyeon. "As a parent, I wanted her to stop playing." "But I supported her because I knew she had a personality that would never give up," she said firmly. However, who would have thought that the trust and concern of An Se-young's parents would pay off. Despite some difficulty in the second game when Chen Yu Fei had the momentum to call for a rubber, An Se-young maintained her focus. She defeated Yu Fei in the third game with a convincing 21-8 score, securing the gold medal. After the match, An Se-young was informed of her parents' reactions. She admitted she didn't hear any cheers from her mother and father in the stands. "I couldn't hear anything in the stadium," An Se-young said. "Even if I were told to give up, I would play until the end." "I just focused on one point without thinking (about the injury)," she concluded. An Se-young's struggle paid off, as she ended Korea's 29-year drought of winning a gold medal in women's singles. The last time a Korean women's singles team won a medal at the Asian Games was in 1994. That time, the gold medal was won by athlete Bang Soo-hyun. After nearly three decades without a title, An Se-young finally quenched her thirst by returning to Korea with a gold medal. (Tribun-Video.com/Tribunnews.com) This article was published on Tribunnews.com with the title "Behind An Se-young's 2023 Asian Games Gold Medal: Her Mother Asked Her to Stop Playing During an Injury," https://www.tribunnews.com/sport/2023.... Writer: Niken Thalia Editor: Arif Tio Buqi Abdulah Host: Yessy Wienata VP: Salim