Chairman Chung Mong-gyu's intensified fire 'Sportsman'Representational remarks of Rep. Lim Oh-kyung'Even if pointed out incorrectly'Sports sponsorship' Contributions to large corporations should be praised'

Oct 24, 2024

'Usaengsoon Legend' Rep. Lim Oh-kyung (Secretary of the Democratic Party of Korea) made a confidence statement on the contribution of large companies that have supported Sports Korea in both ways.

Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, appeared as a witness at the comprehensive audit of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 24th. Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties, who have raised suspicions of unfairness in the overall operation of the Korea Football Association, including the process of appointing a coach for the A national team, spoke out. Some lawmakers strongly pushed for Chung's inability to serve a fourth consecutive term and his resignation.

In the questionnaire that lasted for more than five hours from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, issued a statement of reason for his absence and was absent, the general audit witness and reference questioning poured out unrelentingly to Chairman Chung. Asked why he wants to serve a fourth consecutive term, Chairman Chung never said he would serve a fourth consecutive term. We will decide by looking at the situation. I will do my best during my term as president and when asked if it's not me, do you think the Korea Football Association can't do it?", he replied that it's not". Rep. Lim Oh-kyung asked for a comment on the proceedings. At a time when the sponsorship of companies at the Paris Olympics dropped sharply, Chairman Chung and Hyundai Motor were caught in the crossfire during the parliamentary inspection, and concerns were growing that `Who would lead a large company to take charge of a sports organization' were growing, he made courageous remarks as an athlete-turned-lawmaker in an atmosphere of raising criticism against the Korea Football Association.

Source=Lim Oh-kyung's Office

Rep. Lim said, `We desperately need the sponsorship of large corporations by Korean sports organizations. To catch even a straw, he said, "I worked hard with the sound of handball 'but ball (cold and difficult sport)', and SK has grown to the point where it even runs the current professional league with the sponsorship of handball." "In the meantime, many companies have established numerous teams and sponsored unpopular sports, contributing to Korea's rise as one of the world's top 10 sports powers."I looked back. Looking at the 2022 and 2023 status, large companies such as Samsung, Hyundai, LG, KT, and SK did not spare any supportChairman Chung Mong-gyu is here as a witness today. I'm not complimenting you for doing a wrong expedient. In short, Hyundai's contribution to the sport is that only four men's and women's professional football teams operate four teams, Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Busan I'Park, and Incheon Hyundai Steel (women's football). There are also 18 men's and women's soccer teams from elementary schools to universities. We invest more than 100 billion won a year in operating expenses, and we have more than 30 billion won in sponsorship of title sponsors and considerable sponsorship of the FIFA Asian Football Confederation." Rep. Lim stressed, `What I said is that our stylists should not spare any praise for the wrong part on the writing system and the good part.' "It seems that in our current style, what we are good at is not highlighted, but only the wrong part is highlighted. As a lawmaker who has been in the sports field for a long time, I say this with regret."

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