With the future of 100 years of sports, change process, innovation, and trust! Yoo Seung Min Korea Sports Council President Declares Vision for 105th Anniversary of Foundation

Jul 15, 2025

"No Sports, No Future."

Marking the 105th anniversary of its foundation, the Korean Sports Association vowed to achieve future, change, and co-prosperity through sports with a vision declaration ceremony for a new 100 years.

On the afternoon of the 15th, the event held at the Taereung Olympic Village Champions House in Nowon-gu, Seoul, included former KOC executives and employees such as Kim Yoo Seung Min, Secretary-General Kim Nam-i, Kim Taek-soo, former KOC President Lee Yeon-taek, former KOC President Cho Jae-ki, former Secretary-General Kim In-gun, former KOC Chairman Ha Hyung-joo, Sports Safety Foundation Chairman Park Jang-soon, Sports Safety Foundation Chairman Lee Soo-kyung, Korea Sports Association Chairman Lee Soo-kyung, Summer Olympic Sports Council Chairman Chung Chang-hoon, Non-Olympic Sports Council Chairman Lee Dae-jae, National Sports Council President Song

At the meeting, Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min himself wore a microphone and announced the new 100-year vision of the Korean Sports Council. Under the slogan 'No sports, no future society' (No sports, no future), the goal of 'Korea Sports Council to run again with responsible change' and the four core values of fairness, innovation, trust, and co-prosperity 'fit' at the public's level and the 12 strategic tasks corresponding thereto were presented. Chairman Yoo said, `We will not settle for the glory of the past 105 years, but will pursue responsible change. There is no sports association without the people. It will be reborn as the Korean Sports Council that is trusted by the people" started the vision presentation with the words. In a survey on the crisis situation of the Korean Sports Council, 98.1% of internal members, including sports association employees, and 75.2% of external members, such as athletes, leaders, member organizations, and the National Assembly, recognize it as a crisis. Why is everyone calling it a crisis? I've played for the national table tennis team and been a sportsman all my life, and I've never been proud of the sports day," he said, expressing his awareness of the problem. "There were many answers that trust in the sports association fell, and the biggest reasons were organizational privatization and misconduct." It is now time to create transparent and fair governance that can be trusted by both the inside and outside of the sports association," he said emphatically. "The sports world must change further to meet the public's expectations, and we will begin our journey to leap forward in sports in Korea." he declared.

Chairman Yoo then said "The number of student players is gradually decreasing, and so is the physical activity of adolescents. As life expectancy increases, the importance of health care, such as exercise for senior generations, increases, and the responsibility of the Korea Sports Council to revitalize national sports is increasing due to the expansion of AI-based sports technology," he stressed. "The Korean Sports Council will run again with responsible changes aimed at the health, happiness, and social integration of the people through sports." Today's declaration of vision is an expression of our active will and commitment to reflect on ourselves and change." "It's easy to say. It will be the Korean Sports Council that acts rather than words."

"We will surely implement the four values of fairness, innovation, trust, and co-prosperity through 12 strategic tasks. If athletes join forces, the Korean Sports Council will take the lead and do it, he said. "The Korean Sports Council should not develop alone. We will create a model where all members grow together through the sports association. Behind the 13 gold medals is the pain of being the smallest team. All events should be developed in various ways. All sports, including the non-Olympic sports council, can match each other. We will create a model of co-prosperity, cooperation, and growth"I promised. He also did not forget the importance of revitalizing school sports. "Since when did our student-athletes start training with concern. We will create the foundation for our dreamers to become the main characters of 100 years of history by improving the system for an environment where they can do their favorite sports to their heart's content. I will make the foundation for school sports through the first period of one school, where all ordinary students can play one sport."

"It is a promise that contains the will of change, reflection, and public expectations. For the people, it will be the Korean Sports Council to prepare for the future 100 years of history with the past 100 years on its backHe encouraged "Let's all run together, seniors and juniors here and sportsmen." When Chairman Yoo Seung Min shouted "No Sports", sportsmen in the field shouted "No Future!" in one voice. There is no future without sports.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.