# An Se Young wins World Championship opener despite ankle injury 2026-08-17T10:51:45+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet World No. 1 An Se Young began her BWF World Championships campaign in New Delhi with a straight-game win over Bulgaria's Kaloyana Nalbantova. The South Korean star scored 21-14, 21-13 but admitted her ankle injury is still healing and needs more recovery time. After the match, An had her ankle iced and told reporters: 'It's a slow recovery.' The 23-year-old said she was happy to be back but acknowledged the challenge of the demanding tournament calendar. 'We should do our best and play our best. It's important not to get injured,' she said. An, who won the India Open in January, said she likes playing in India. She is also working on her English, studying speaking three times a week. Her next match in the tournament is yet to be announced. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: An Se Young, BWF World Championships, New Delhi, South Korea Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/an-se-young-wins-world-championship-opener-despite-ankle-injury/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/an-se-young-wins-world-championship-opener-despite-ankle-injury/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/