Like Yoo Seung Min, the president of the Korea Sports Council who proudly responded to the demands for change...Is there really no courageous challenge for 'young talent' in the 'origin' KFA presidential election?
Like Yoo Seung Min, the president of the Korea Sports Council who proudly responded to the demands for change...Is there really no courageous challenge for 'young talent' in the 'origin' KFA presidential election?
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When Yoo Seung Min, the former chairman of the Korea Table Tennis Association and a 43-year-old athlete member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), announced in September last year that he would run for the 42nd president of the Korean Olympic Committee, many athletes dissuaded him, saying, "It's difficult" and "It's not time yet." The negative outlook that he would naturally lose ground to Chairman Lee Ki-heung, who has served as the "sports president" since October 2016 and challenged for a third consecutive term also prevailed during the campaign.
However, Yoo Seung Min did not back down, determined that "there is nothing set in the world." If he really wants change, reform, and improvement, he should take the initiative. People around him said he shook his head but he went his own way. A former gold medalist in men's single table tennis at the 2004 Athens Olympics, he served as coach for the men's table tennis team and a member of the IOC athletes' committee to become the president of the table tennis association, and he was confident that he was confident and enjoyed the election by confidently challenging himself.
Beyond the solid and high-profile "wall of vested interest," Yoo Seung Min's story leaves many implications for the soccer community as well. The election for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association (KFA), which has returned to square one due to disruptions, is currently underway. 스포츠토토
The election, which was scheduled to be held on the 8th, was postponed twice due to a three-way race between Chairman Chung Mong-kyu, who challenged his fourth consecutive term, former national soccer team coach Huh Jung-moo, and visiting professor Shin Moon-seon of Myongji University. The request for an injunction against the president's election, which was filed by former coach Huh on the 30th of last month, was suspended once by the court on the 7th, citing "an opaque process, unfair election," followed by the re-announcement by the KFA's election management committee on the 23rd, which was finally canceled due to the resignation of all election management committee members on the 10th, while the pan-night camp rejected it.
The entire process has been reset. The election management committee should be reorganized, drawn by voters, registered candidates, official campaigns, and main elections.
Like the KFA presidential election, the key issue in the KFA presidential election is the possibility of change. However, there is a critical difference. This is the face of the candidates. Public opinion against Chung is not good due to his repeated mistakes, but not many people find him attractive. It is not fresh, but it is full of negative attacks targeting Chung.
The soccer community also wants a change. Now that it is possible to register as a candidate again, there are many voices calling for young and innovative soccer players to run for the office. Examples include Lee Young-pyo, former CEO of Gangwon FC, and Park Ji-sung, a 44-year-old advisor to Jeonbuk Hyundai. If the door is widened, it could include Lee Dong-gook, a 46-year-old former Jeonbuk player, and Park Joo-ho, a 38-year-old soccer commentator. Lee and Park are not unfamiliar with soccer administration, as they served as vice chairman of the KFA, and Park served as head of the KFA's youth strategy division.
While it is good to have someone externally disciplined by saying, "KFA has lost trust," working in a higher position can increase one's good influence. Lee's words in the past, "Soccer players should not be administered," are in stark contrast to those of Yoo Seung Min, the new chairman of the Korea Sports and Olympic Committee. Many soccer players say, "If Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo run in the election, they can receive a lot of support. When a star player catches the public's eye, it will have a huge impact." It is time for courageous practice, not 100 words.