Vice Minister Choi Yoon-hee Visits Family of Late Athlete Choi Sook-hyun... "Will Reveal the Truth"

Choi Yoon-hee, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (left), is meeting with the father of the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Choi Yoon-hee, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, paid respects at the memorial hall of the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun on the 9th and met with the bereaved family to express deep condolences.

On the same day, Vice Minister Choi visited Samgwangsa Memorial Park in Seongju, Gyeongbuk, where the remains of the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun are enshrined, stating, "We will thoroughly investigate and take all possible measures to ensure that athletes never suffer such pain again." He then visited the family of the late athlete to once again express his condolences for the deceased.

Vice Minister Choi apologized, saying, "I apologize for not visiting the bereaved family sooner," and emphasized, "The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's special investigation team is conducting the investigation with the same feelings as the bereaved family and will take responsibility to clarify the injustice suffered by the deceased."

Since the 2nd, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched a special investigation and audit into the Korea Sports Council, the Korea Triathlon Federation, the Gyeongbuk Sports Council, and the Gyeongju Sports Council. The special investigation team, led by Vice Minister Choi and consisting of 13 members in two teams, is in charge of this.

The investigation team plans to examine whether the handling process of the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun’s report was appropriate and to inspect the overall athlete human rights protection system, including the Korea Sports Council’s Sports Clean Center. They will also analyze the causes of human rights violations against athletes and prepare countermeasures. After compiling the audit and investigation results, they plan to derive disciplinary requests and improvement plans.

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