Non-national representatives are also allowed to participate in international competitions, and 16 out of 25 measures taken by the Badminton Association are required to be dismissed within one month
Dec 30, 2024
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At the time of the announcement, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that the requirements should be taken within two months and if there is an objection, apply within one month. The association has completed the implementation of 16 of the 25 action requirements and is improving 6 of them, and 3 have filed objections.
First, the main items of the 16 cases completed are as follows. ① It abolished the regulation that only non-national athletes who meet five years of national team activity and are over a certain age (28 years for men and 27 years for women) are allowed to compete in international competitions. ② Restrictions on national players participating in overseas leagues and overseas invitational games at their own expense (including support from their teams) were also abolished. ③ Improved the selection method for the national badminton doubles team. The subjective evaluation score of 30% of the existing evaluation committee was abolished, and the range of priority selection according to the world ranking was also expanded from 16th in the singles and 8th in the doubles to 24th in the singles and 12th in the doubles. The improved selection method was applied from this year's national team selection match (December 21-27). ④ Restrictions on exposure to the player's sponsor logo on the national team's uniforms were also resolved, and two players exposed their personal sponsor logo on their uniforms after the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced. ⑤ A total of 64 million won in squad rewards from sponsors that were not paid to national team players in 2023 were also paid at the national badminton team award ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In addition, the opinions of players who go out and stay out were reflected as much as possible (revised the operation guidelines of the national team), the main sponsor of the association was selected (revised marketing regulations), the designation of official ball by sponsor companies, the management of the association's goods, and the use of business promotion expenses were also improved.
Second, the main matters of the six cases being promoted are as follows. ① The guarantee of the player's right to use the sporting goods is being improved. After four consultations with the sponsor, the association requests that racquets, shoes, and protectors that affect performance be excluded from the scope of the contract and is waiting for a reply. ② Regarding the demand for the resumption of the standing trial, it is preparing to start again next year as it is physically difficult this year. ③ The distribution of sponsorship funds (about 115 million won) that were not paid to the national team in 2020 will also be paid in February next year, taking into account the period of activities in the relevant year. At that time, the association did not pay the national team even though there was a provision to allocate 20% of the total donation to the national team as performance expenses. ④ Plans are being made for the first-team and second-team players of the national team to participate in international competitions strategically. ⑤ In the event of an athlete's injury, the 'National Team Operation Guidelines' has been revised to guarantee the player's right to choose, and cross-verification will be conducted when revitalizing the medical committee and diagnosing injuries.
Third, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a meeting on the 26th to decide on all of the three objections raised by the association. The association filed objections to a total of three cases, including the use of the chairman's sponsored goods (so-called payback) for 2023 and 2024 (violation of the subsidy law), the purchase of goods (violation of the subsidy law) under private contracts between 2022-2024, and the payment of executive success fees that violated the association's articles of association. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will immediately begin to recover the amount of violations of the subsidy law and impose sanctions surcharges from early January next year. This procedure consists of prior notice, an order to cancel and return the decision to grant subsidies, and a review committee for illegal receipt of subsidies. In addition, 'Dismissal of the Chairman'Dismissal of Secretary-General' will be re-requested within one month, and 'Revision of Measures and Marketing Regulations' will be implemented within two months.
Meanwhile, the Korean Federation of Business Badminton has completed the improvement of badminton players' salaries and contract terms. As discussed at a meeting between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the unemployment team on September 24, the Federation revised the 「Player Contract Management Regulations" in November 2024 to reflect the abolition of discrimination against salary education, reduction of contract period (currently 7 years for high school graduates, 5 years for college graduates → all 5 years), abolition of salary increase rate restrictions (increased less than 7% per year for the previous three years), and recognition of maximum salary and contract period exceptions for excellent players.
The KOC plans to improve the treatment of injuries by February next year, including ① specifying athletes' options, ② allowing them to go out/out on weekends and holidays in principle, ③ monitoring irregularities in the village, ④ allowing early morning training, mountain training, ⑤ allowing athletes' individual trainers to participate in national training, guaranteeing the right to rest for a certain period after participating in international competitions in ⑥, and making it mandatory to listen to the opinions of the national team during meetings of the ⑦ sports organization's performance improvement committee.
Regarding the follow-up of the association and the KOC, the ministry's policy officer said, "The KBA has made significant improvements to guarantee the rights and interests of athletes. We will continue to check the implementation of matters that have not yet been completed"If the association fails to take corresponding action against the responsible person within the processing period, it will pursue special action as announced at the end of October." conveyed his will.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
