Yang Jin-bang and Kim Se-hyuk in the election of the next president of the Korea Taekwondo Association...Elected on the 15th
Dec 08, 2024
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The Korea Taekwondo Association closed the registration of candidates for the 30th presidential election on the 7th. As a result, current Chairman Yang Jin-bang (67) and former Vice Chairman Kim Se-hyuk (69) ran for office. During the candidate registration period, which began on the 6th, Yang completed registration on the 6th and Kim on the 7th. In the symbol lottery held after the candidate registration deadline, Yang was decided as No. 1 and Kim as No. 2.
Candidate Yang from Yongin University has experienced important positions such as the Korea Taekwondo Association and the World Taekwondo Federation. Candidate Yang served as the executive director of the Korea Taekwondo Association, the secretary-general, and the auditor of the Korea Sports Association, and has served as the 29th president of the Korea Taekwondo Association, the executive member of the World Taekwondo Federation (WT), and the vice chairman of the Asian Taekwondo Federation. Candidate Yang shall quit his position no later than 50 days prior to the expiration of his/her term of office if he/she wishes to register as a candidate' is suspended from his/her duties in accordance with the President's election management regulations.
Kim is a representative master of Korean taekwondo. He took charge of Samsung S1 and harvested five Olympic gold medals alone. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Sports Merit Cheongryong Medal. He was appointed as the first full-time leader of the Korean Taekwondo team in 2011, and has since served as the executive director of the Korea Taekwondo Association, vice chairman, and director of the Kukkiwon Training Center, before resigning in October ahead of the presidential election. Candidate Kim has been preparing for the election, expressing his willingness to take the presidency early on. Candidate Kim will make a second leap forward after the era of Kim Un-yong" went as far as to say that he was running for office.
The presidential election will be held at 2 p.m. on the 15th at Olympic Parktel Olympia Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The electors will consist of a total of 209 representatives from city and provincial member organizations and national federations, including executives, leaders, athletes, referees, and registered Taekwondo studio leaders. Among the valid votes, the majority of the votes will be elected. If the majority of votes are the same, the elder will be elected.
Candidates can hold an official campaign for seven days from the 8th to 12 p.m. on the 14th, the eve of the election day. While registering as a candidate, he also made a deposit of 20 million won. Deposits can be returned in full if more than 15% of the number of valid votes cast in the election. If 10% or more and less than 15%, only 50% of the deposit will be returned.
The term of the chairman is four years. The term of office will begin from the regular general meeting scheduled to be held on January 23 next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
