Elite Sports in Crisis Believes Yoo Seung Min Elect's Leadership National Council of Leaders Releases Welcome Statement
Jan 19, 2025
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The National Council of Leaders is a representative group of leaders voluntarily formed by national leaders working at the Jincheon National Training Center. In a statement issued on the 17th, they said, `We extend our sincere congratulations and warmly welcome to President-elect Yoo Seung Min who was elected as the 42nd president of the Korean Sports Council.' `The news of President-elect Yoo Seung Min's election is a happy occasion that has given great pride and hope to athletes and leaders who have long felt alienated from the sports administration. As the first Olympic gold medalist-turned-president of the Korean Sports Council, the symbolism and meaning to athletes is incomparably bigger and more valuable than anything else.
"At the moment, Korea's elite physical education is facing a moment of crisis. However, Yoo Seung Min's election as the president of the KOC has become a beacon of new hope for both athletes and leaders. We deeply expect and trust the president-elect's will to expand the base of various sports and athletes beyond the number of Olympic gold medals, and to emphasize the normalization of school sports and the role of the school sports department"and made it clear that they would be together. "Our national leaders firmly believe in the president-elect's leadership and vision on the ground and will do their best to expand the base of Korean sports and strengthen international competitiveness. We have high expectations for the president-elect's willingness to normalize school sports and expand the base of sports, and we hope that this will create an environment in which all sportsmen can enjoy fair opportunities. "Our National Council of Leaders promises to do our best with Yoo Seung Min at all times." he concluded.
The following is the full text of the welcoming statement of the National Leaders' Council of the National Leaders' Council.
I extend my sincere congratulations and warmly welcome to President-elect Yoo Seung Min, who was elected as the 42nd president of the Korean Sports Council.
The news of Yoo Seung Min's election is a slope that has given great pride and hope to athletes and leaders who have felt alienated from the sports administration for a long time.
As the first Olympic gold medalist-turned-president of the Korean Sports Council, the symbolism and meaning of sportsmen are incomparably bigger and more valuable than anything else.
The gold medal at the Athens Olympics, which brought joy and glory to the people beyond the Great Wall, the election of an IOC athlete committee member who announced the will of Koreans to the world by walking 30,000 steps a day, and the leadership as the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association who rekindled Korean table tennis in crisis. As such, President-elect Yoo Seung Min has always taken on the challenge without fear of the thorny road, and all the fruits have given hope and impression to sportsmen and the people.
Right now, Korea's elite physical education is facing a moment of crisis. However, Yoo Seung Min's election as the president of the KOC has become a beacon of new hope for both athletes and leaders. Beyond the number of Olympic gold medals, we deeply expect and trust the president-elect's will to expand the base of various sports and athletes, and emphasize the normalization of school sports and the role of the school sports department.
In addition, the president-elect's willingness to create a fair and transparent sports environment in which athletes and leaders are respected and to convey hope to the people through the values of sports presents a valuable direction for the sustainable development of Korean sports.
Our national leaders firmly believe in the president-elect's leadership and vision in the field and will do their best to expand the base of Korean sports and strengthen international competitiveness. We have high expectations for the president-elect's willingness to normalize school sports and expand the base of sports, and we hope that this will create an environment where all athletes can enjoy fair opportunities.
Once again, congratulations to President-elect Yoo Seung Min on his election as the chairman of the Korean Sports Council, and I sincerely hope that the Korean Sports Council will make greater achievements at home and abroad and contribute to further enhancing the status of Korean sports. Our National Council of Leaders promises to do our best with President-elect Yoo Seung Min at all times.
January 17, 2025
the National Council of Leaders
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
