Do you want me to change players? Apologies to our players for the two old ones

'I demand an official apology for the word 'player change'

Yoo Seung Min (former president of the Korea Table Tennis Association) held an emergency press conference at the Hakgojae Gallery in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, on the 13th, a day before the 42nd election for the president of the Korea Sports Association, and actively laid out the allegations of corruption by candidates Kang Shin-wook and Kang Tae-sun.

Candidate Yoo said, “The other candidates raised moral issues, and during his term in office, he attracted 2.85 billion won in donations to the Korea Table Tennis Association without anyone passing through, but he did not receive a single cent as incentive. At the suggestion of Secretary General Jeong Hae-cheon, incentives were introduced as a desperate measure to attract donations. The rest was paid through the Incentive Committee. There was no relevant point in the four-year audit of the Korea Sports Council. Candidate Yoo then wrote, “I never used the Korea Table Tennis Association company card during my term. He emphasized that he did not spend the Table Tennis Association fees.” In the past five years, travel expenses to the Korea Table Tennis Association have only been incurred twice. association. As a senior director of the International Table Tennis Federation, a third of business trips were for table tennis, but the association paid the difference in two cases because they felt they had to take Korean Air, the national flag, instead of a foreign airline plane. Can this be called a moral problem?”

Candidate Yoo mainly raised his voice over allegations that he substituted the women's national team player during the Tokyo Olympics. “I can't help but hate the word 'player change' itself.” “I was the first to speak out as a member of the IOC Athletes Committee when it came to our athletes. He spoke out with a sense of mission, without giving in to any pressure,” he said. “Unconfirmed rumors, I would like to ask again whether candidates who use the word 'alternating players' are suitable as candidates for the chairmanship of the sports association.'

When presenting data at the Tokyo Olympics, candidate Yoo recommended ranking selection, and not a recommendation, because there was a petition about the selection of representatives for the Badminton Association at the time. The Tokyo Olympics have been selected again due to COVID-19, so we have decided to make one recommendation, but we have decided to be as fair as possible and create a separate recommendation committee. Candidate Yoo asked the reporters, “From your point of view, who is recommended among the players ranked 2nd and 3rd in the final rankings, 1st and 2nd in the recommendation committee, 64th and 106th in the world rankings?” “As a result of the performance improvement committee, a different player than you think emerged, and I asked Kim Taek-soo, chairman of the Kyunghyang committee, and the women's national team coach wanted this player. The atmosphere of the Kyunghyang meeting committee was tense.” After receiving the result data, it was not convincing to the public. 'Unfair' was noted and a reconsideration was requested. 'Is it an abuse of the chairman's power to ask him to reconsider?' he said. “According to the government, it is said that if the committee recommends and selects a representative, the final decision will be made by the chairman of the association If this right of the chairman of the association would not have been exercised in the statutes, it would have been a big deal.”

Candidate Yoo then expressed his regret to the two players, juniors and disciples. “All the players are grateful to me. I did not want to hold a press conference. It is unacceptable to criticize players with negative comments. We did not respond to it to protect the players.” “Both players are active players. They also have a good relationship with me. So far I have endured negative attacks without saying anything. But you should not use this word as often as 'change players'. Candidates who use these words have written, should reflect on themselves and apologize to the players,” he said emphatically. “The number two was a naturalized player. According to the minutes of the then committee meeting, he said that he had made comments that should not have been made, saying: 'If you look at the exact indicators, it is true that the second-place player drops out, but being a naturalized player may diminish his patriotism somewhat.” “I would like to ask whether I should be involved in a moral controversy with 'Changing Players' or whether the two candidates should apologize for using provocative words against our players,” he raised his voice confirming the facts based on the idea that a strong answer is needed. I want you to think first about your past, who can talk to whom about morality.”