Beating and Sexual Violence, Human Rights Violations in Sports? Gyeongnam Won't Stand for It!

2022 Sports Human Rights Survey Results Announced

Over 97.4% of Athletes and Coaches Report No Experience of Violations

Gyeongnam Provincial Government. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do announced the results of the 2022 Gyeongnam Sports Human Rights Survey on the 14th.

Gyeongnam-do stated that in November, it conducted a sports human rights survey targeting about 500 athletes and coaches from workplace sports teams within the province, including local governments, sports councils, public institutions, and companies.

The province asked them whether they had experienced during the year ▲unfair treatment ▲material demands ▲verbal abuse ▲physical violence ▲ostracism ▲sexual violence ▲invasion of privacy ▲health rights violations.

According to the province, 306 athletes and 47 coaches responded to the survey, and the results showed that more than 97.4% of the total 353 respondents answered that they had not experienced human rights violations.

99% of athletes and 100% of coaches said they had never received material demands, and neither athletes nor coaches reported experiences of physical violence.

Most respondents also answered that they had no experience of unfair treatment, verbal abuse, ostracism, sexual violence, invasion of privacy, or health rights violations, but some reported having experienced such harm.

The province explained that since 2021, it has been operating the Gyeongnam Sports Human Rights Violation Reporting Center so that anyone can seek help in case of human rights violations or sports corruption in the sports community, and it has also established and is operating the Gyeongnam Regional Office of the Sports Ethics Center.

Im Jaedong, Director of the Sports Support Division, said, “This is the result of continuous efforts to improve sports human rights, such as sports human rights education and workplace harassment prevention education,” adding, “We will not stop at this survey but will actively cooperate with related organizations to assist athletes or coaches who request help for human rights violations.”

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