KEPCO Park Cheol-woo. [사진 한국배구연맹]
– “It won’t be fixed. It won’t be easy. But, I hope there will be a change in this opportunity.”
On the night of the 18th, I contacted Park Chul-woo (36) of the professional volleyball KEPCO. He said, “You said you want to apologize, but 12 years have passed…” “I was worried a lot. I also consulted with my wife. I would like to know if it is a burden that I should carry.
On this day, Cheolwoo Park left a post on social media before the match with OK Financial Group, saying, “It’s really bloody. Is this the feeling that blood is flowing upside down?” Ahead of the Woori Card game on the 17th, KB Insurance Manager Lee Sang-yeol asked a question related to violence, “There was a causal retribution. So I feel like apologizing to the players. I am trying to show an exemplary figure as a senior in the volleyball world. It was a reaction to what I said.
Coach Sang-yeol Lee was punished for indefinite suspension after beating Park Cheol-woo as a coach for the men’s volleyball team in 2009. Two years later, he returned to the Korea Volleyball Federation as a member of the game management committee, and became the commanding tower for KB Insurance last year after becoming a university volleyball leader and commentator.
Park Cheol-woo volunteered for an interview after the OK Financial Group exhibition ended and said, “I heard that coach Lee told the player,’I think you are not right because of Park Cheol-woo’ even when he was a university leader.”
Park Chul-woo said, “Some people around me said,’Let’s go well.’ Even at the time of the incident, I even sued (it seems serious) so I dropped it. But it didn’t seem to have changed. I really didn’t want to…” Said. He said, “Before interviewing at the stadium, there were players who wanted to help (out of the players coached by Lee Sang-yeol). I thought it was something I had to take. Several players helped me out.”
Most of all, he was brave because he wanted to change his perception of violence. Park Cheol-woo explained the background by saying, “When I interviewed after the game, I tried to become stronger without hiding. I didn’t want to be embarrassed. It is said that (assault) has decreased since my work, but it has not changed.” He said, “I hope that even if (violent culture) does not disappear completely, it will gradually decrease.”
Reporter Kim Hyo-kyung [email protected]
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