Badminton Olympic champion An Se-young stated Friday she is ready to play through lingering left foot pain as she departs for New Delhi to compete in the BWF World Championships.
South Korean badminton star An Se-young, sidelined since mid-July with a left foot injury, reports 80-90% recovery, aiming to compete in the August 17-23 world championships in New Delhi.
World No. 1 An Se-young easily defeated Neslihan Arin of Turkey 2-0 in the first round of the Indonesia Open, a major BWF World Tour Super 1000 event. She aims for a second consecutive title after winning the Singapore Open last week.
PV Sindhu won her opening match at the Indonesia Open against Busanan Ongbamrungphan. However, other Indian players like Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen were eliminated in the first round.
World No. 1 An Se-young led South Korea to its third Uber Cup title with a 3-1 victory over China in the final at Forum Horsens in Denmark. An defeated world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi 21-10, 21-13 in the opening singles, setting the tone for South Korea's championship win. South Korea had previously won the biennial competition in 2010 and 2022.
