Shuttlecock legend Kim Dong-moon was elected president of the Badminton Association
Jan 23, 2025
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The Badminton Association confirmed Professor Kim, who won the most votes at the 32nd presidential election at the Sunshine Hotel in Daejeon on the 23rd, as its new chairman.
In the election, Kim won 64 votes out of 155 out of 177 electors, ranking first. Chairman Kim Taek-kyu, who sought re-election amid controversy, won 43 votes, candidate Jeon Kyung-hoon (former president of the Badminton Federation) won 39 votes, and candidate Choi Seung-tak (former president of the Daegu City Association) won eight votes.
As a result, Kim will take on the heavy responsibility of cleaning up and rebuilding the badminton scene, which is in crisis and division. The election of the badminton association president drew as much attention as the election of the president of the Korea Sports Association and the Korea Football Association.
After the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Badminton Association's various messes were revealed in the wake of the 「An Se-young's Decisive Speech」 incident, making it at the center of public attention. In the process, Chairman Kim Taek-kyu, who was recommended to be dismissed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's office prosecutor, ran for re-election, drawing more attention to the chairman's election.
On top of that, the election process was also a series of twists and turns. Originally, the election was scheduled to be held on the 16th, but legal disputes arose when the Election Commission refused to register Chairman Kim as a candidate. The Seoul Eastern District Court partially cited Chairman Kim's request for provisional injunction on the 15th, a day before the election day.
As three out of seven election committee members were found to be unqualified (party members) as a result of the court's judgment, the election management committee could not be formed and the '16th election' was temporarily postponed. The association formed a new election management committee on the 17th and confirmed the postponed election date as the 23rd.
Later, some delegates held an extraordinary general meeting on the 21st and were suspected of trying to overturn the election board with an unprecedented decision to dismiss all members of the election management committee, but it was withdrawn after it was found to be a violation of the regulations. In the process of going through a lot of pain after the Paris Olympics, the badminton community was divided into a living sports community centered on Chairman Kim and an elite community united by 'Van Kim Taek-gyu'.
In the end, the public sentiment of the electors, who voted on behalf of badminton players, including leaders, players, and executives of the National Association of Provincial Governments, elected Kim as the right person to deal with the crisis.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
