'Challenge for the chairman of the table tennis association'Chairman Lee Elisha'Confused sports community...I decided to run for the National Assembly after looking at the pending questions in the National Assembly."
Sep 26, 2024
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「Sarajevo Table Tennis Legend」The co-chairman of the National Sports Policy Committee, Ierisa, declared his bid for the presidential election of the Korea Table Tennis Association. Yoo Seung Min, the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, who announced his intention to run for the president of the Korea Sports Association on the 9th, will run in a by-election for the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, which became vacant after deciding to resign early. The election for the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association will be held in early November, and the elected president will serve four years as the 26th chairman in the remaining term of his predecessor.
Chairman Lee will run for the presidency of the Korea Table Tennis Association, which has been vacant due to the resignation of Chairman Yoo Seung Min on the 26th" he said. Chairman Lee "I met many table tennis players. There were people who constantly recommended running, but I thought a lot about it." Looking at a question by the National Assembly's stylistic committee a few days ago, looking at the chaotic situation in the sports world, I thought the last thing I had to do was 'table tennis'"I think it would be better to work for and finish the table tennis world if given the opportunity."
Chairman Lee said, `Although there were remarkable achievements at the Paris Olympics, the base of Korean table tennis has become too weak compared to its previous glory, especially under junior players,' adding, `I felt a sense of crisis that if I miss this moment, I may have to return more. Feeling responsible as a senior, I decided it was time for me to devote myself to Korean table tennis"He said the reason for his candidacy.
It is widely rumored that Lee Tae-sung, chairman of Seah Holdings, is considering a challenge to become the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, which recently showed a unique love for table tennis by establishing a business team led by head coach Chung Young-sik. Rep. Lee, who first announced his candidacy, said, `It would be best to run without an election, but I am preparing myself to compete with anyone."
Since he won the world at the age of 19 in 1973, Chairman Lee has always done his best, serving as a leader, university professor, athlete village head, lawmaker, and first co-chair of the National Sports Policy Committee. Thanks to table tennis, I was able to be who I am today. Now that I'm 70 years old, I want to do everything I can for Korean table tennis." "As it is the chairman chosen by table tennis players, I want many table tennis players to know my true feelings, regardless of the fact that it is the venue for table tennis players," he added.
Chairman Lee Erysa is a legend who won the team tournament at the Sarajevo World Table Tennis Championships in 1973 and has set a record of seven consecutive women's singles at the All-around Table Tennis Championships, and is the first private co-chair of the National Sports Policy Committee under the Prime Minister, which was launched in December last year.
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