Respect for the Chairman's Ethics Center in Yoo Seung Min. Financial independence incentives. I can't believe five years of hard work are a problem.

Apr 14, 2025

The Sports Ethics Center announced the results of an investigation into the allegations of the Korea Table Tennis Association 'Changing the National Team'Incentive Payment' and requested improvement and disciplinary action. On the 14th, the Sports Ethics Center requested an institutional warning to Association A that eliminated the recommended players and changed them to other players in accordance with due process in the selection process of the national team"In addition, two of the former and current executives and employees were accused of professional negligence in connection with the unfair payment of incentives for sponsorship and donations by Association A, and four were to demand disciplinary action for negligence of duty and violation of regulations such as articles of association and articles of association,' he said." The press release was treated as anonymous, but the information was already raised several times by the candidates who competed with Yoo Seung Min in the election of the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association last year and the election of the president of the Korea Sports Association this year. Chairman of the Korea Sports Council Yoo Seung Min, who was the head of the Korea Table Tennis Association at the time, held an emergency press conference on January 13 when candidate Kang Shin-wook and others raised suspicions about 'Incentive' on the eve of the election for the chairman of the Korea Sports Council, saying, `I drew 2.85 billion won of the 10 billion won donation during my term, but I did not receive a single penny as an incentive.""At the suggestion of the Secretary-General, an incentive system was introduced to attract donations. Other than me, incentives were provided through the committee, but there was no relevant point in the audit of the Korean Sports Council"I did not spend a penny of the association's expenses, as well as the association's corporate card." As for the alleged change of national team, we cannot help but resent the words \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. It was obvious to anyone which athletes should compete in the OlympicsInstead of recommended players by the recommendation committee, he explained the process of selecting Chinese naturalized players who are ahead of the selection and international rankings.

On this day, the Sports Ethics Center explained that even if it is for the purpose of attracting donations to increase the association's financial independence, '10% incentive' violates the articles of association that 'Officers cannot be paid'. 'It is a natural obligation for part-time executives to attract sponsorship without pay.' As a result, he filed a complaint against two executives and employees who received tens of millions of won in incentives and demanded disciplinary action against four executives and employees for neglecting their duties or receiving incentives in violation of regulations such as the articles of association. In addition, it recommended 335 million won in incentives along with an `institutional warning' to the association. Regarding the suspicion of 'national team selection', the reason for the change of the women's national team was recognized, but the failure to re-host the performance improvement committee was considered a 'disciplinary requirement'. However, as the three-year disciplinary prescription ended due to the Tokyo Olympics, it decided to issue an institutional warning to the association.

Immediately after the request for disciplinary action by the Sports Ethics Center, Chairman Yoo Seung Min said, "We respect the investigation and judgment of the Sports Ethics Center."This issue was caused by a lack of understanding and mistakes in some administrative procedures, and there was no intention in the process." made a statement. "In the case of unpopular stocks with poor financial conditions, there were practical difficulties that aggressive marketing had to do. It was done to develop the sport, but it is regrettable that the relevant regulations were not fully examined. "We did not recognize that the sponsorship incentives would be a problem because we formed a marketing committee through public procedures and paid them. If you were going to receive incentives secretly, why would you even form a committee and receive them openly?" "It is regrettable to express the expression of "lack of duty" to fellow athletes who have committed themselves at no cost, even though there have been administrative and procedural mistakes," he said. "As it is an institution that respects the human rights of athletes, I hope you will also look at the difficulties of the field."" "I worked hard with executives and employees at the Korea Table Tennis Association for five years. The only idea was to work day and night for the players, attract more sponsors, and support them wellAny missed " regulations must be improved. There are also financial independence of sports organizations, difficulties in attracting sponsorships, and limitations in regulations. We will also consider policies to improve these practical difficulties in the future."

At the request of the Sports Ethics Center, within three months 'Korea Table Tennis Association's Sports Fair Committee' will determine the level of disciplinary action against four former and current executives and employees, including Chairman Yoo. As it is an issue when the chairman of the Korea Table Tennis Association is in office, it is deliberated by the association's Sports Fair Committee, not the Korea Sports Council. An investigation by the Sports Ethics Center found that Chairman Yoo himself did not receive a single penny of incentives, but disciplinary discussions on command and supervision responsibilities are expected to take place as the 'disciplinary request item' is `dereliction of duty' without recognizing the unfairness of the incentive system.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.