There is no future without sports. The Korean Sports Council announces eight future sports policy proposals for the new government.
May 27, 2025
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On the 23rd, the KOC released a proposal containing eight visions and emphasized that physical education is a key public policy that improves the quality of life of the people and drives the country's sustainable growth through the slogan NO SPORTS, NO FUTURE'. Physical education is an important asset that has a strategic impact on society as a whole, from simple performance improvement or event-oriented industries to health, education, economy, and balanced regional development.
However, the reality is that as of the 21st presidential election, all presidential candidates of major political parties do not present sports-related pledges, and sports are still excluded from the main policy agenda. In response, the Korea Sports Association prepared this policy proposal to convey a message directly to the politics and the public by gathering various voices from the sports world. The Sports Council expects sports to become a strategic priority for new state administration, focusing on the following eight tasks, and proposes the new government's interest and practical policy reflection.
▶ Expand customized sports programs for all generations, including happy sports families and preseniors (50-64 years old), and promote people's participation in sports in daily life by introducing a certification system that gives benefits from exercise practice.
▶In order to encourage healthy sports activities of healthy school sports students, the institutional foundation will be strengthened by expanding physical education classes, such as the "1st School-1st Class" and three sports classes a week, and by expanding the school sports department, improving the minimum education system, expanding the number of absent days, and improving the camp environment to create an environment where students can fully train to achieve their dreams.
▶ The transition of the next-generation sports talent development system will systematically support prospective national and youth representatives to increase international competitiveness and discover and foster future sports heroes early.
▶ It will improve conditions for participation in the youth sports competition to support promising growth and provide close guidance for each event to dream tree athletes to resolve blind spots of growth.
▶ Support a stable life for athletes and leaders; Realize national training allowances and leaders' salaries, and expand career support such as internships to change careers for retired athletes.
▶ It systematically supports the financial foundation of sports by guaranteeing the authority of official sponsors of sports law and system reform to sustain the sports ecosystem, institutionalizing donations, expanding the use of the Hometown Love Fund, and easing various regulations such as the National Sports Promotion Act.
▶ Regional balanced sports development The host of the Jeonju Summer Olympics and the operation of the Jangheung Korea Sports Human Resources Development Institute will foster regional sports bases and strengthen international competitiveness.
▶ By introducing digital services such as sports AI coaches and sports maps in my hand, we create an environment where everyone can easily access sports.
Through this policy proposal, the Korean Sports Council wants to clarify that physical education is a key public policy that improves the quality of life of the people and realizes national competitiveness. The sports community will not stay as quiet supporters, but will continue to play a role in contributing to the development of the country as a confident policy proposer. Chairman Yoo Seung Min will work closely with the government to realize the changes the sports community wants, and the Korea Sports Council will be at the center to create a fair, stable and future-oriented sports environment." expressed his will.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
