Here's to a new era of physical education! People's Power Style Committee, including Park Jung-ha X Kim Seung-soo X Bae Hyun-jin X Jeong Yeon-wook X Jin Jong-oh, visited by the chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min
Mar 21, 2025
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Kim Seung-soo, Bae Hyun-jin, Jeong Yeon-wook, and Jin Jong-oh, including Park Jung-ha, secretary of the People's Power Culture Committee, visited the Korean Sports Council at the Olympic Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 20th to encourage the new chairman and executives of the Korean Sports Council in Yoo Seung Min and hold on-site meetings on ways to cooperate with the Korean Sports Council and pending issues in the sports community. Along with Chairman Yoo, Deputy Secretary-General Shin Dong-kwang, Planning and Coordination Headquarters Director Kim Bo-young, Sports Headquarters Director Park Jin-woo, and International Headquarters Director Kim Young-chan were present, and Kang Soo-sang, Sports Director of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, was also present.
After welcoming and thanking the ruling party's stylistic committee for its visit, Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min said, `It's only been three weeks since I took office, but it feels like it's been a year.' `Although we face many pending issues and challenges, we know that we cannot solve them alone. We will work with the government and the National Assembly." Secretary Park Jung-ha responded by saying, `We will work together to develop the sports world,' saying, `Rather than having a hard conversation at the National Assembly, I wanted to greet you comfortably on the spot.'
During the closed-door meeting for nearly an hour, Yoo Seung Min asked for the National Assembly's active cooperation along with detailed explanations on pending sports issues such as raising donations for financial independence, operating the Jangheung Sports Human Resources Development Institute, preparing for the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, forming a sports fair committee and operating a sports reform TF. Secretary Park Jung-ha said, `We will take care of the areas that we can take care of to boost the morale of the executives and employees of the Korea Sports Association. Reforms that remove irrationalities, including measures to improve transparency and efficiency of the budget and improvement of the electoral system, should be prioritized," he said, calling for reform and innovation in the Korean Sports Council and the sports community. Rep. Kim Seung-soo said, `A number of accumulated issues in the sports community have been discovered through a national audit. If you take a closer look and tell me, I'll try to help you." Representative Bae Hyun-jin delivered a message of encouragement and support, saying, `There is a view of the sports world as a political asset in the National Assembly, and I hope it can be reborn as a true sports asset.' Rep. Jeong Yeon-wook said, `The inconvenience of leaders and athletes regarding sponsor issues should not be repeated.' `Please pay attention not only to the sponsorship of the Korean Sports Association, but also to the sponsorship of each sports organization.' Representative Jin Jong-oh, who has recently focused on sports field moves with his `shooting legend,' said "There is a lot of expectation for the performance of the sports world." In particular, the role of 'partner players' is very important, and please consider expanding support for them" he said, giving advice based on his experience as a member of the national team and the field.
Meanwhile, the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee issued a press release on the same day saying it will actively work to protect the human rights of athletes and leaders' reiterated his will. Explaining the follow-up measures to the recently reported controversy over the selection of biathlon national team players, 'We will continue to actively protect the players in the future.'" In preparation for the next 100 years of sports in Korea, the Korean Sports Association has established the 'Player Leader Support Department" in Jincheon National Training Center as part of efforts to strengthen the human rights of athletes and leaders and protect their rights and interests. The department is in charge of overseeing the improvement of the rights and interests of the athletes' leaders. 'The Korean Sports Council conveyed its concern to the Korean Biathlon Federation as a measure to prevent disadvantages to athletes that may occur during the national team selection process. We urged the federation to prepare sufficient communication procedures to ensure that the choices and opinions of its players according to their free will are respected in future decision-making." 'In the future, the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee will continue to promote institutional supplementary measures to ensure the dignity and rights of athletes and leaders and to create a free and fair sports environment.'"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
