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The Korea Sports Association announced its achievements and plans for the future of Korean sports on the 15th, the 200th day of Yoo Seung Min's inauguration.
With the inauguration of Yoo Seung Min, the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee has been actively improving the system and communicating on-site with the four core values of 'fairness, innovation, trust, and co-prosperity' under the slogan of 'No Sports, No Future'. The Korea Sports Association disclosed in detail the improvement and implementation of the system in each sector of fairness, innovation, trust, and win-win under the assumption of 「Changes and Challenges of the 200 Days of the Korea Sports Association」.
In the process category, the Korea Sports and Olympic Committee excluded the chairman's intervention and strengthened transparency and fairness by passing through seven organizations, including the Korean Bar Association, the Sports Ethics Center, and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, when forming the Sports and Fairness Committee. It also strengthened punishment for violence and sexual crimes by minors and increased prescription to ensure the zero-tolerance principle.
In the Innovation category, the 「Sports Reform Committee」 was launched to restore trust in the sports world and sustainable development, and eight major innovation tasks and 100 key tasks were selected. In order to strengthen support for athletes and leaders, the athlete leader support department, the dream tree training department, and the medical center were newly established, and the training guidelines were revised to create a player-centered training culture, allowing personal trainer training, and leading changes such as early morning training autonomy. It is also considering improving the election system for sports organizations and introducing a direct election system and mobile voting. In addition, ESG management was implemented by establishing a paperless conference culture and expanding blockchain certificates.
In the Trust sector, the organization established a mid- to long-term management strategy containing Chairman Yoo's will to reform and declared a future vision, strengthened the limit on executives' consecutive terms, reduced advisory committees and abolished special advisors, but established a professional committee and youth assistant system.
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| The president of the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee, Kim Yoo Seung Min, delivers an opening speech at the 「Sports Organization Election System Improvement Debate」 held at the Champion House of the Taeneung Training Center in Nowon-gu, Seoul on the 9th. Photo courtesy = Korea Sports Council |
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In the co-prosperity sector, communication and cooperation to improve the school sports system were expanded through parent meetings and surveys on how to support student athletes, and human rights management plans were established to strengthen sports human rights. In order to improve the capabilities of member sports organizations, the East Summer Olympic Sports Council and the Non-Olympic Sports Council were introduced to strengthen the cooperative system through meetings with members and sports organizations. In addition, Chairman Yoo attended 100% of the labor-management council and collective bargaining, and strengthened internal communication within the sports association through daily meetings such as town hall meetings and birthday employee congratulatory messages.
President Yoo, a former IOC member, participated in the OCA General Assembly, the World Swimming Championships, the International Table Tennis Federation General Assembly for 200 days, and promoted live conversations with the athletes of Kirsty Coventry, the new IOC president, at the inaugural ceremony of the Korean Sports Association.
The Korean Sports Council emphasized 'responsible investment for the future of sports' along with the performance of each of the four core values. As Chairman Yoo has consistently pursued a sports association centered on athletes, leaders, and athletes since his election as a candidate, he cited the reflection of policies that touch the skin of athletes and leaders in next year's government budget as a meaningful achievement. A budget of 1.7 billion won was reflected to improve treatment, including a 7.6% increase in salaries for former candidate athletes and personnel expenses for member sports organizations, which have been frozen for seven years. 3.8 billion won increased due to the strong support of the Boys' Sports Festival and the National Sports Festival, such as increasing the cost of participation (40,000 won for accommodation → 60,000 won, and 20,000 won for food → 30,000 won) for the first time in nine years. It has secured a total of 34 billion won, including support for fostering preliminary national representatives (3 billion won), expansion of professional education for athletes linked to the Jangheung Human Resources Development Institute (1.1 billion won), and construction cost of Namwon Youth Sports Complex (5.2 billion won), laying the foundation for future sportsmen as well as national representatives to develop their dreams.
Under the motto of 'Future Tasks for New Challenges'Respecting Student Athletes'A Strong Partner of Sports for All'Demand for the National Assembly's Budget for 2026, the Korean Sports Council announced its plan to continuously improve the minimum academic background system and the absence system for attendance recognition so that student athletes can train, rest freely, and dream confidently without worrying about disadvantages, while implementing the 'sports enjoyed by all' and expand opportunities for public participation through autonomous management such as re-transferring large-scale budget-cut sports projects and developing new projects.
Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min, who celebrated his 200th day in office, said "The past 200 days have been the first step toward change. In the future, we will continue to listen to the voices of the people and athletes, increase the value of sports, and do our best to create a happy sports environment for everyone" expressed a strong will.
Meanwhile, the Korea Sports Council will hold a town hall meeting with all employees at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 15th to mark the 200th day of Yoo's inauguration. The executives and employees, including Chairman Yoo, Secretary-General Kim Nam-i, Chairman Kim Taek-soo of the Jincheon National Training Center, and Chairman of the union Ji Won-seok, will share the achievements and visions of the past 200 days, listen to the voices of the field, and communicate without reservation through Q&A with the chairman.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
