The leader who will be responsible for sports in crisis, with my own hands! Election for the chairman of the Korea Sports Council begins at 1 p.m. on the 14th
Jan 13, 2025
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Hosted by the Korea Sports Commission (acting chairman Kim Oh-young) and organized by the 42nd Korea Sports Commission's Election Steering Committee and the National Election Commission (Songpa-gu Election Commission), the election is a mandatory consignment election entrusted to the National Election Commission under the National Sports Promotion Act and the Act on Consignment Elections for Public Organizations. According to the results of candidate registration held for two days from December 24 to 25 last year through the National Election Commission, ▶ Lee Ki-heung, current chairman of the Korean Sports Council, ▶ Kim Yong-joo, former secretary-general of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Sports Council, ▶ Yoo Seung-min, former member of the International Olympic Committee, ▶ Kang Tae-sun, chairman of the Seoul Sports Council, ▶ Oh Joo-young, president of the Korea Sepak Takraw Association, ▶ Kang Shin-wook, emeritus professor of Dankook University, etc., the highest number of candidates in history. The electors were also made up of the largest number of 2,244 people ever. With 30% of athletes, 22% of leaders, 37% of executives, and 8% of referees, athletes from 17 cities and provinces and 228 cities and counties will directly choose Sports Head', which will be responsible for the future of sports in Korea over the next four years.
The 42nd president of the Korea Sports Council, who will be elected this time, will lead international competitions such as the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the 2027 Chungcheong Summer World University Games, and the 2028 LA Olympics. It will play a huge role in resolving current issues in the sports world, such as revitalizing sports for all and school sports, and presenting the future vision of Korean sports in the AI era and super-aged society. The term of office is until February 2029.
The election, which begins at 1 p.m., will be held for 150 minutes after announcing opinions within 10 minutes per candidate. After the vote is over, the vote will be counted, and the results of the vote will be announced and the election will be decided. Voting and counting will be conducted fairly in the presence of the Songpa-gu Election Commission (Chairman Kim Jung-min, senior judge at the Seoul Eastern District Court). The Korean Sports Council said it will make every effort to manage the election so that the election can be held fairly and transparently.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
