Kim Oh-young, Current Chairman of Gyeongnam Sports Council, to Serve Second Term in Elected Position

Kim Oh-young, the elected president of the 2nd term Gyeongnam Sports Council, is posing for a commemorative photo holding the certificate of election and a congratulatory bouquet.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters reporters Se-ryeong Lee and Wook Kim] Kim Oh-young, the current chairman of the Gyeongnam Sports Council, has succeeded in his re-election.

On the afternoon of the 15th, candidates Shin Seok-min (No. 1) and Kim Oh-young (No. 2) faced off in the Gyeongnam Sports Council chairman election held at Changwon Convention Center (CECO).

According to the Gyeongnam Election Commission, candidate Kwak Jong-ok (No. 3) withdrew and endorsed candidate Shin during the pre-voting policy speech.

Candidate Kim won the election by receiving 256 votes, accounting for 53.6% of the total 477 votes, defeating candidate Shin who received 216 votes, or 45.2% of the total.

The voting took place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. that day, with 477 out of 585 eligible voters participating, including heads of regular member sports organizations, city and county sports council chairpersons, and registered organization members.

This sports council chairman election was the first managed by the election commission after the 2020 amendment to the National Sports Promotion Act, which changed the position to a mandatory entrusted management subject.

Previously, local organization heads held the position ex officio, but due to the legal amendment, local government heads or local council members can no longer concurrently serve as sports council chairpersons.

Chairman-elect Kim was first elected as the first popularly elected chairman of the provincial sports council and, as a result of this election, will serve a four-year term from February 24 next year until the regular general meeting in February 2027.

Kim has served as a director of the Gyeongnam Sports Council, Masan City council member, vice chairman of the Gyeongnam Disabled Sports Council, chairman of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council, and executive vice chairman of the Gyeongnam Sports Council.

He stated, “I will take the lead in making the Gyeongnam Sports Council a beautiful organization that serves athletes with a more humble attitude.”

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