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Commemorative medals minted to mark An Se-young's badminton Grand Slam

Komsco has unveiled limited-edition gold and silver medals honoring the first Asian women’s singles player to complete a career Grand Slam.

2026.7.30

Badminton superstar An Se-young 'will be ready for world championships'

Sidelined by a foot injury, the shuttler said she is nearly recovered as she attended a ceremony unveiling special medals made by the Korean minting agency.

2026.7.29

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Badminton player An Se-young celebrates after winning the singles match against Wang Zhiyi of China during the finals of the Uber Cup at Forum Horsens in Horsens, Denmark, on May 3, in this Xinhua photo. [YONHAP]

Top-ranked An Se-young leads Korea to badminton world team title

World No. 1 An Se-young has led Korea to its third world women's team badminton title.

2026.5.4

Korea's An Se-young celebrates after defeating China's Wang Zhiyi in the women's singles final match at the Badminton Asia Championship in Ningbo, eastern China, on April 12. [AFP/YONHAP]

Badminton star An Se-young wins 1st career Asian championship

Badminton star An Se-young won her first career Asian championships singles title Sunday in China.

2026.4.13

An Se-young hits a return against China's Wang Zhiyi during their women's singles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, central England, on March 8. [AFP/YONHAP]

Badminton star An Se-young fails to defend title at All England Open

Badminton star An Se-young failed to defend her title at the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships.

2026.3.9

An Se-young celebrates after defeating China's Wang Zhi-yi during their women's singles final match at the BWF Badminton World Tour Finals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Dec. 21, 2025. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korea women's badminton team wins gold at Asia Team Championships

Korea’s women’s national badminton team, led by women’s singles world No. 1 An Se-young, who plays for Samsung Life Insurance, won gold at the 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships.

2026.2.9

An Se-young, the women's singles winner at the India Open 2026, celebrates on the podium at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Jan. 18. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Women's badminton No. 1 An Se-young remains unbeaten in first month of year

An Se-young, the world No. 1 in women’s singles badminton, opened this season flawlessly with wins in both international tournaments held in the first month of the year.

2026.1.19

Badminton star An Se-young captures record-tying 11th int'l title of year

Korean badminton star An Se-young claimed her record-tying 11th international title of the season on Sunday in China.

2025.12.22

An Se-young celebrates after defeating Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the 2025 Korea Open at Suwon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi on Sept. 26. [YONHAP]

An Se-young named top female badminton player for 3rd straight year

Korea badminton star An Se-young has been named the world's top women's singles player for the third straight year. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) recognized An as its Women's Singles Player of the Year.

2025.12.16