Sports Ethics Center will actively help high school girls return to their daily lives as a result of strict investigation into the Taekwondo coach's assault case. The protection of rights and interests will be operated by visiting the disabled students' sports competition X boys' sports competition
May 10, 2025
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The Sports Ethics Center is an independent corporation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism established in August 2020 to represent and protect the rights and interests of athletes based on Article 18-3 of the National Sports Promotion Act immediately after the incident of the late Choi Sook-hyun, a triathlete who turned his back on the world with the words 「Clear the sins of those people」.
The Sports Ethics Center sent an official letter to the relevant authorities on the 8th "In connection with the recent incident of Taekwondo coach's alleged assault on a high school girl player."For the psychological stability of the victim, counseling was conducted through a counselor, and a strict investigation will be conducted based on regulations and procedures on the matters reported in the future." "We want to strive for practical protection for victims, not just severe punishment for perpetrators." The center will help prevent secondary damage through medical, counseling, and legal assistance and restore daily life through various victim support systems so that victims can continue their careers without quitting exercise.' The Sports Ethics Center may then report sports corruption and human rights violations pursuant to Article 18 (4) of the National Sports Promotion Act. The center will not turn a blind eye to a single victim, but will become an organization that truly helps sportsmenAlong with the will, "We will make efforts to prevent a practical recurrence through various projects such as measures such as disciplinary demand for reporting and investigation, support system for victims, education on the prevention of sexual harassment and sexual violence, and human rights protection officers."
On the other hand, the Sports Ethics Center will also operate the 「Visiting Rights Protection Activities」 to protect the rights and interests of athletes and preventive victims centered on the site at the 2025 National Youth and Disabled Students Sports Festival held in Gyeongnam in May. It will receive on-site counseling and reports on human rights violations and sports corruption in the sports community at Gimhae Stadium, where the National Sports Festival for Students with Disabilities will be held from the 16th to the 17th, Changwon Indoor Swimming Center on the 24th, and Changwon City Tennis Center on the 25th, and run self-training for mental health (aroma experience), TCI temperament test (one hour) and campaigns to protect the rights and interests of athletes.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
