Sports for Social Integration, Sports Policy Yoo Seung Min President of the Korea Sports Council, President Lee Jae-myung, X-Message
Jun 04, 2025
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In the 21st presidential election held on the 3rd, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea was elected with 49.42% (17,287,513 votes). The National Election Commission held a general committee meeting on the morning of the 4th and officially confirmed candidate Lee Jae-myung as the president-elect.As it is a vacancy election, the presidential term officially began at 6:21 a.m. on the 4th. Ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly building in Yeouido at noon, Yoo Seung Min, the president of the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee, congratulated President Lee on his election in an official statement and earnestly called for revitalizing sports to promote social integration, public health, and promoting sports policies centered on the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee.
Chairman Yoo congratulated President Lee on his election victoryAfter greeting ", he emphasized the importance of sports, the era of change. "The Republic of Korea is facing a major turning point in the new trend of change. Sports are also required to play various roles, such as promoting people's health, social integration, and strengthening the national brand"The new government should realize the spread of sports as a daily leisure activity for all citizens, which was the president's pledge, and actively promote policies such as supporting sports activities tailored to the entire life and strengthening the welfare foundation for athletes to create a healthy society in which anyone can improve the quality of life through sports."," he said.
Emphasizing that physical education is not just a game or competition but a public policy that has a big impact on society as a whole, he also mentioned the eight proposals of the Korea Sports Association announced before the presidential election. " The KOC intends to solidify the foundation of sports through its eight policy visions, including ▶ Sports for the Happy People ▶ Healthy School Sports ▶ Change of the next generation of sports talents ▶ Support for the growth of promising players and leaders ▶ Support for the stable life of athletes and leaders ▶ Reform of sports laws and systems for the sustainment of the sports ecosystem ▶ Development of balanced regional sports ▶ Revitalization of digital-based sports (sports in my hands). The KOC will work more closely with the government, the National Assembly, and related organizations to create a fair and healthy sports ecosystem," he reiterated his commitment to a sports revitalization policy that he will create with the new government. Chairman Yoo then emphasized the "future-oriented sports environment that reflects the voice of the field with the Korean Sports Council at the center above all else." Emphasizing sports centered on the field, sportsmen, and the Korea Sports Council, "We will continue to contribute to the development of the country with sportsmen."," he promised. Below is the full text of congratulatory messages from the president of the Korea Sports Council in Yoo Seung Min.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
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I sincerely congratulate you on your election as the 21st president.
South Korea is facing a major turning point in the new trend of change. Sports are also at a time when various roles are required, such as promoting people's health, social integration, and strengthening the national brand. The new government should realize the spread of sports as a daily leisure activity for all citizens, which was the president's pledge, and actively promote policies such as supporting sports activities tailored to all lives and strengthening the welfare foundation for athletes to create a healthy society where anyone can improve the quality of life through sports.
Physical education is an important public policy that improves the quality of life of the people, promotes national competitiveness, and strategically affects society as a whole. In response, the KOC intends to solidify the foundation of sports through its eight policy visions: ▶ Sports for the Happy People ▶ Healthy School Sports ▶ Change of the next generation of sports talents ▶ Support for the growth of promising players and leaders ▶ Support for the stable life of athletes and leaders ▶ Reform of sports laws and systems to sustain the sports ecosystem ▶ Develop balanced regional sports ▶ Revitalizing digital-based sports (sports in my hands).
In the future, the KOC will work more closely with the government, the National Assembly, and related organizations to create a fair and healthy sports ecosystem. Above all, we will continue to contribute to the development of the country with athletes by working hard to build a future-oriented sports environment that reflects the voices of the field.
"Yoo Seung Min, Chairman of the Korea Sports Council"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
