Yoo In-chon “The sports club has become a monster”… Chono, president of the Korea Sports Council, criticized for saying, “Only athletes belong to the 21st century.”

Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yoo In-chon and Korea Sports Council President Lee Ki-heung attend a plenary session of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the morning of the 26th. 2024.8.26/News 1 The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon said at a plenary session of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly on the 26th about the current state of the sports industry that emerged from after Paris. Olympic gold medalist Ahn Se-young criticized the Korea Badminton Association, “If it is a policy that takes care of sports and athletes, however, there are still old habits and customs.” “Sports are politically organized,” he said. Minister Yoo also compared the Korea Sports Council to a “monster.”

On this day, the ruling and opposition parties criticized the world of sports with one voice, citing Ahn’s opinion that there are “unreasonable subjects,” the controversy over the influence of the Marine Corps camp, and the question of ‘ reduction ceremony. When asked by a member of the ruling party, “What do you think are the specific old-fashioned practices in the sports world that have been identified as the cause of the incident?” , Lee Ki-heung, president of Korea Sports Council replied, “I have to think more about it,” and was criticized by members of the ruling and opposition parties. President Lee was not present at the afternoon general meeting due to his schedule.

● Yoo In-chon “The sports club has become a monster”

The ruling and opposition parties unanimously criticized President Lee regarding the recent controversy in the sports world. Representative Kang Yoo-jeong of the Democratic Party of Korea said, “I think the Korean sports community is stuck in 19th-century customs and a 20th-century government, and only the athletes are in the 21st century -wook from People Power Party, “Sports organizations in Korea are embracing the changing times. ”They can’t read. “So many people are disappointed with the administration of sport when they look at the Olympics,” he said.

When People’s Power Party lawmaker Jeong Yeon-wook asked, ‘What do you think of some of the old habits in the world of sports?’, Chairman Lee replied, “We have to get rid of old habits,” and ” Protecting athletes and the like. the biggest problem,” and then, “Answer or answer.” He was criticized for a “bad attitude.” Chairman Lee said, “We need to continuously reform according to social changes, but there are times when this is not possible There are two sides, so if we make it too radical, there will be times when problems will arise.

It was also pointed out that the prediction of the Olympic medals was very different from reality. In response, Chairman Lee said, “I will consider it,” and added, “I could not speak too positively, and I could not reduce the number.”

Mention was also made of Ahn, who was the youngest player by seven years and was in charge of cleaning the rooms and doing laundry for the senior members of the national team. Min Hyeong-bae, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party, pointed out, “When Ahn Se-young complains about injustice, we have to think about ‘how can we solve this problem?’ but we shouldn’t react to it by saying, ‘Why are you talking so recklessly?” In response, Minister Yoo said, “I don’t know how the Sports Council became a monster,” and he said, “When the word of the Sports Council comes up, many organizations and religious groups tell us not to take advantage of it.” It is explained that he was aiming at Chairman Lee, who was away.

There were also questions about Minister Yoo’s role. Representative Kim Jae-won of the Fatherland Innovation Party pressed Minister Yoo, saying, “Isn’t the Korea Sports Council an organization under investigation by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism?” How come it hasn’t been reviewed since 2020? Minister Yoo emphasized, “Many situations have arisen and opinions have been expressed many times, but progress has not been made well,” he added, “Since there are no major international games at this time, we have arranged the complete reform of sports policy.”

● “The ‘Homecoming Thief’ release party controversy is on someone else”

Some pointed out that the event to welcome the athletes of the Paris Olympics may have been reduced due to a war of nerves between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Sports Council. At the time, the Sports Council cited athlete fatigue as the reason for the reduction. People Power Party lawmaker Jin Jong-oh, who won a gold medal for Olympic shooting, said, “This is the first time that the Olympics have been reduced so quickly at the Olympic opening ceremony over the years. ” Representative Shin said, “The Korea Sports Council, which spends hundreds of billions of won every year, holds the Olympics every four years, and it is not a ‘thief’ to return home. Chairman Lee responded, “We submitted the schedule in advance, but the location that the Airport Corporation announced was inappropriate. Minister Yoo replied, “The Sports Council made all the preparations and we went there to celebrate, but we were told that things had suddenly changed. “

Reporter Kim Seong-mo mo@donga.com