Ahn Se-young Wins Gold in Women's Badminton Singles... First Korean Victory in 28 Years [Paris Olympics]

South Korea's leading women's badminton singles player An Se-young (22, Samsung Life) won the gold medal on the 5th. South Korea was able to win this event for the first time in 28 years.

On the same day, An defeated world No. 9 He Bingjiao (China) 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) in the women's singles final held at the Porte de la Chapelle arena in Paris, France.

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South Korea won the gold medal for the first time since Bang Soo-hyun won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

With this, South Korean badminton secured a gold medal in badminton for the first time in 16 years since the mixed doubles team of Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung at the 2008 Beijing Games.