You want me to change players? Apologize to our players for the two outraged Yoo Seung Min nominees!
Jan 13, 2025
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Yoo Seung Min (former president of the Korea Table Tennis Association) held an emergency press conference at Hakgojae Gallery in Samcheong-dong, Seoul on the 13th, a day before the 42nd election for the chairman of the Korea Sports Association, and actively explained the allegations of corruption raised by candidates Kang Shin-wook and Kang Tae-sun.
Candidate Yoo said, `The other candidates raised moral issues, and during his term in office, he attracted 2.85 billion won in donations to the Korea Table Tennis Association without anyone going through it, but he did not receive a single penny as an incentive. At the suggestion of Secretary-General Jeong Hae-cheon, incentives were introduced to attract donations as a desperate measure. The rest were paid through the Incentives Committee. There was no relevant point in the four-year audit of the Korea Sports Council. Candidate Yoo then wrote "I never used the Korea Table Tennis Association's corporate card during my term. He stressed that he did not spend the expenses of the Table Tennis Association. "In the past five years, there have been only two travel expenses to the association. As a high-ranking executive of the International Table Tennis Federation, one-third of the business trips were related to table tennis, but the association paid the difference in two cases because they thought they should take Korean Air, the national flag, instead of a foreign airline plane. Can this be called a moral problem?"
In particular, candidate Yoo raised his voice over allegations that he had changed the women's national team player during the Tokyo Olympics. " I can't help but resent the word 'change players' itself." "I was the first to speak out as a member of the IOC athletes committee when it came to our athletes. He spoke out with a sense of mission without giving in to any pressure,' he said. "'Unconfirmed rumors, I want to ask again whether candidates who use the word 'switching players' are suitable as candidates for the chairman of the sports association.'
While presenting data at the Tokyo Olympics, candidate Yoo recommended ranking selection, not recommendation, because there was a petition regarding the selection of representatives for the Badminton Association at the time. The Tokyo Olympics has been re-selected due to COVID-19, so we decided to have one recommendation, but we decided to be as fair as possible and set up a separate recommendation committee. " Candidate Yoo asked the reporters, "'Who is recommended from your point of view among the players ranked 2nd and 3rd in the final rankings, 1st and 2nd in the recommendation committee, 64th and 106th in the world rankings?' "As a result of the performance improvement committee, a different player came up than you think, and I asked Kim Taek-soo, chairman of the Kyunghyang Committee, and the women's national team coach wanted this player. The atmosphere of the Kyunghyang Committee meeting was tense." After receiving the result data, it is not convincing to the public. 'Unfair' pointed out and asked for reconsideration"Is it the abuse of the chairman's authority to ask him to reconsider?" he said. "According to the government, it is said that if the committee recommends and selects a representative, the final decision will be made by the president of the association. If this right of the president of the association in the articles of association had not been utilized, it would have been a big issue."
Candidate Yoo then expressed his regret to the two players, who are juniors and disciples. "All the players are grateful to me. I didn't want to have a press conference. It is unacceptable to criticize players with negative comments. We didn't respond to it to protect the players." "Both players are active players. They also have a good relationship with me. So far, I have endured negative attacks without saying anything. But you shouldn't use this word as much as 'change players'. Candidates who wrote these words should reflect on themselves and apologize to the players," he said emphatically. "The runner-up was a naturalized player. According to the minutes of the meeting of the committee at the time, he mentioned that he made remarks that should not have been made, saying, `If you look at the exact indicators, it is true that the second-ranked player will go out, but because he is a naturalized player, his patriotism may decrease somewhat.' "I'd like to ask if I should be involved in a moral controversy with 'Changing Players' or if the two candidates should apologize for using provocative words to our players" raised his voice. "I don't do negatives, but I confirm the facts from the idea that a strong response is needed. I want you to think about your past first who can talk about morality to whom."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
