Olympic Parktel in Bangi-dong, Seoul
The Korea Sports Council passed an amendment to the articles of association at the board of directors to abolish the restriction on executives' consecutive terms.토토사이트 추천
The Sports Council held a board meeting at the Olympic Parktel in Bangi-dong, Seoul, on the 31st and decided on a revision to the articles of association that included abolishing the restriction on executives' consecutive terms and strengthening political neutrality for executives of sports organizations.
The biggest issue at hand is the abolition of the two-term limit on executives. Under the current articles of association, executives can serve one term after serving a four-year term, and they can also seek a third term after going through the review by the Sports Fair Committee under the Sports Fair Committee. If the revised bill, which was passed by the board of directors, is actually implemented, however, executives of the sports association, local sports associations and sports organizations will be able to serve consecutive terms without restriction.
The sports association pushed for the revision due to the lack of people who can serve as executives in sports organizations or local sports associations. "We wanted to promote the development of the sports world through the rational organization and smooth operation of sports organizations, and to alleviate the difficulties of the field by reflecting that the composition of executives is not practical due to the provisions of the restriction on consecutive terms by local sports associations and local sports organizations," the sports association explained.
However, there are concerns that if the two-term limit rule, which was created to prevent the privatization of the organization by heads of organizations, disappears, it could lead to a prolonged term in power and criticism that the revision of the articles of association was pushed forward without any special public debate process. Critics point out that the revision could pave the way for the extension of the term of office of Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, who is likely to seek a third term early next year, or Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association, who is likely to seek a fourth term.
If the revision of the articles of association passes the general meeting of representatives, the Sports Council will ask the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the supervisory authority, to revise the regulations.
Meanwhile, the board of directors discussed whether to designate the Korea Tennis Association and the Korea Shooting Federation as management organizations, but all of them were suspended. The association, which is feared to suffer financial aggravation due to excessive debt, is subject to the board's resolution to cancel all remaining debts by the end of June and a notarization of the debt cancellation agreement.
The Shooting Federation, which had problems pushing for a by-election following the resignation of the chairman, conditionally suspended the designation based on the results of the chairman's confirmation, considering that the candidate ran alone and was elected without voting in the 7th presidential election announcement.
In addition, pending issues were discussed at the board of directors, including the abolition of the general bodybuilding event due to violations of anti-doping regulations at the National Sports Festival, the temporary membership of the Korean Krash Federation to prepare for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, and the plan to send the Paris Olympic team.
