Cancellation of the competition! Shocking drama → KOVO leadership's severe disciplinary action! Even working-level officials were held accountable
Oct 27, 2025
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KOVO held a personnel committee meeting in the conference room of the federation on the 27th and held those involved responsible for the half-run of the September Cup.
The secretary-general's reduction of three months, the secretary-general's reduction of one month, the public relations team leader's reduction of two months, and the Gyeonggi management team leader's reduction of one month were applied. Those in charge were also reprimanded.
KOVO bowed his head, saying, `Once again, I sincerely apologize for causing confusion among volleyball fans, Yeosu city officials, broadcasters and sponsors, club officials, and overseas invitation teams for causing great inconvenience and disappointment.'
KOVO promised to prevent a recurrence.
KOVO will steadily analyze the cause of this incident and take this as a painful lesson to proceed thoroughly to prevent similar events from happening again. In addition, we will do our best to restore the trust and dignity of Korean volleyball through smoother exchanges by establishing a communication channel with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)' reflect on oneself.
The problem was the "2025 Yeosu-NH Nonghyup Cup Professional Volleyball Competition" held in Yeosu in September. Foreign players participated and even foreign teams were invited, and they did not get approval from FIVB.
KOVO, which tried to push ahead with the competition, realized the seriousness of the situation immediately after the opening and started to deal with it. KOVO held its opening match on the 13th. When FIVB's permission was still not granted, it suddenly announced that it would cancel the tournament after midnight on the 13th. At dawn on the 14th, FIVB allowed conditional hosting, including a ban on foreign players. KOVO changed its position to hold the competition again on the 14th.
Amid the confusion, Hyundai Capital in the men's division declared its departure during the competition. The women's overseas invitation team also failed to participate.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
