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A short-track coach who was suspended by the Korean Skating Union refused to comply and asked the court to stop the disciplinary effect, but it was not accepted.
According to the Skating Union on the 13th, the Seoul Eastern District Court rejected a "application for temporary preservation of national leadership status and prohibition of obstruction of duty" filed by short track coach A against the Skating Union.
The court ruled that "it is difficult to say that there is a procedural violation of the federation's disciplinary decision process or that the disposition is invalid because there is no reason for disciplinary action."
Earlier, when A was suspended by the Federation's Sports Fair Committee, he took legal action, saying that the procedure and contents of the disciplinary action were unfair. Mr. A applied for a provisional injunction to temporarily suspend the effectiveness of the disciplinary action until the outcome of the main lawsuit, but the court saw that the illegality of the federation's administrative disposition was not clear.
The court seems to have determined that strict proof in the main lawsuit is necessary to confirm the invalidity of the disciplinary action, and that no urgent reason or obvious negligence of the federation has been proven to immediately suspend its effectiveness at the provisional disposition stage.
According to the court's decision to dismiss it, the effect of the suspension of A's qualification will remain the same.
After the ruling, the federation said, "The court's decision clearly confirmed that the so-called 'leadership', 'revengeous personnel', and 'disrespect of procedures' raised by some are not consistent with the facts and legal principles."
"In the future, we will continue to play a responsible role in creating an environment in which national athletes can concentrate on training and games without being swayed by unfounded controversy or excessive interpretation," he said. "We ask for your support so that the athletes can perform at their best just over a month before the 2026 Winter Olympics."
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