Former coach Kim Wan-ki's ruling on 'controversy over physical contact with 女' was overturned, revocation of qualification for re-examination → reprimand

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The judgment on Kim Wan-ki (58), former coach of the track team of Samcheok City Hall, who was recently punished for various misconduct, was overturned in the retrial.

According to News 1 on the 5th, the Gangwon Provincial Sports Council held a sports fair committee meeting in the conference room of the Gangwon Sports Center the previous day (4th) to withdraw the suspension of former coach Kim Wan-ki and change it to reprimand. Discrimination is the lowest level of disciplinary action. Even in the retrial, inappropriate physical contact, which was the starting point of controversy, was not dealt with.

In December last year, the Sports Fair Committee of Samcheok City Sports Council voted to suspend former coach Kim Wan-ki for one and a half years on the basis of job neglect, abuse of authority, human rights violations, and harassment. In response, former head coach Kim appealed and requested a retrial.

The sports fair committee of the Gangwon Provincial Sports Council said, "The attendance request from the sports fair committee of the city sports committee simply states that a petition for negligence of duty and human rights violations was received, but it did not state when or where the situation occurred at all. Therefore, it seems that there must have been some restrictions on exercising the opportunity to defend."

"It seems to be true that some inappropriate words and actions were made. However, there is a part that seems to have made a strategic judgment at the discretion of the director for judging that the course was not conducted as a duty negligence. In addition, it is difficult to conclude that he has neglected his duties considering his years of leadership achievements, he added.

Former head coach Kim was controversial for his scene in which Lee Soo-min contacted immediately after crossing the finish line at the "2025 Incheon International Marathon" held in Songdo, Incheon, on November 23 last year.

On the broadcast screen, Lee Soo-min lost his balance and moved forward as soon as he crossed the finish line. It was a scene where former coach Kim, who was behind him, reached out and caught him in a hurry. Some viewers raised the issue over this, and civil complaints were filed even with the National Newspaper.

Former coach Kim denied the controversy, but Lee Soo-min claimed on his SNS, "The essence of the problem is not whether he intended to perform or not, but that he felt severe pain due to unexpected strong physical contact right after the goal."

Later, Lee Soo-min submitted a petition to the Samcheok Sports Council with other players on the grounds that there were problems with the training and communication process. Due to this, former coach Kim resigned from his position due to the expiration of the contract after failing to sign an extension contract at the end of last year.

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