Gyeongbuk Province Conducts Comprehensive Investigation into Human Rights Violations of 490 Athletes from 55 Teams

Together with City and County Sports Councils for a Month... Also Operating the 'Sports Human Rights Call Center'

On the morning of the 6th, at the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee plenary meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, fellow athlete victims of the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun are leaving the meeting room. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 6th that it will conduct an urgent human rights violation survey on professional athletes in the province in connection with the case of the late triathlon (triathlon) promising athlete Choi Sook-hyun.

The 'Sports Human Rights Violation Investigation Team,' led by the Deputy Governor, plans to conduct a full survey over the next month on 490 people (71 coaches and 419 athletes) from 55 teams in the province, in cooperation with city and county offices and the provincial sports council. By affiliation, there are 7 teams with 50 people in 6 sports under the provincial government, 12 teams with 84 people in 10 sports under the provincial sports council, and 36 teams with 356 people in 15 cities and counties.

In addition, a 'Sports Human Rights Call Center' will be established to resolve concerns of athletes and receive reports of misconduct, and the Sports Promotion Division will open wired and wireless counseling channels to provide grievance counseling and receive reports of human rights violations. Along with this, an advisory group for the advancement of Gyeongbuk sports will be formed with sports experts and veterans to review the overall system, and regular human rights protection education involving athletes, coaches, and parents will be conducted.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo summoned Kim Sang-chul, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, and instructed him to thoroughly uncover the truth in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Council, separate from the prosecution investigation, and to strictly pursue civil and criminal responsibilities against those involved in misconduct until the end.

Governor Lee said, "I offer my deepest condolences to the late athlete who could not fully blossom her outstanding skills and to her bereaved family," and added, "Taking this incident as an opportunity, we will do our best to eradicate the abnormal practices that have been widespread within the sports community as soon as possible and to prevent such cases from recurring."

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