Yoo Seung Min, Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Jeju Boxing Competition, a middle school student unconscious accident, a thorough investigation + parental mind like coping as soon as possible, earnestly wishing for a quick recovery.
Sep 10, 2025
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Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min recently promised to make efforts to prevent a recurrence, hoping for the recovery of a middle school student who lost consciousness at the presidential boat boxing competition in Jeju.
A, who is attending a middle school in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, lost consciousness after being punched several times by his opponent in the 55th Presidential Cup National City Boxing Competition held at Seogwipo Multipurpose Gymnasium in Jeju on the 3rd. He was transferred to Seogwipo Medical Center, which is the closest to the stadium, and underwent brain surgery, but has not regained consciousness until the 10th. The family of A claimed that the hospital transfer process took 30 minutes and missed the golden time, and A's father was taken to the hospital on the 8th after self-harming on the ring of the boxing field, where the presidential competition is still ongoing.
The Korea Sports Council, a higher-level agency of the Korea Boxing Association, launched an investigation immediately after it was aware of the incident on the 8th, and the chairman of the Korea Sports Council Yoo Seung Min posted a statement directly on social networking services (SNS) on the 10th. Chairman Yoo wrote, `My heart is heavy and hurt when I heard that a middle school student collapsed during a match at the Presidential Cup Boxing Championship held in Jeju and has yet to recover his consciousness.' `First of all, I sincerely hope that the athlete who is unconscious due to an accident will recover quickly.' Chairman Yoo said, `I, as a father of two sons, feel heartbroken when I think about the feelings of parents watching their children. I dare not even count the despair and anxiety of my parents, who will endure day by day looking at their children who are struggling in bed, and he wrote, "'I cannot share the pain together, but I convey my sincere comfort and solidarity from my heart as a parent.'"
'Especially if there are any deficiencies in dealing with the accident, we will thoroughly investigate and review them to respond to many people's concerns as soon as possible. I'll also look for ways to help you recoverpromised ' Chairman Yoo then vowed to make the best efforts for a safe competition site so that promising young and young players can run with confidence. 'I'm also worried that this accident will remain a fear and a wound for my fellow boxers who continue to work together. The playground is a place where children develop their dreams, not a place where they can feel anxiety and fear. 'As the chairman of the Korean Sports Council, I will take a deep look at the management of the game, safety management, and emergency response systems to create an environment where our children can exercise safely and again, and make efforts to prevent recurrenceexpressed the position that ' Chairman Yoo said, `I sincerely hope that our player, who once dreamed of being on the ring, will return healthy as soon as possibleHe hoped for the recovery of the aspiring boxer.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji, sky4us@sportschosun.com .
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
