The Korea Sports Council promotes "organizational operation" and "system improvement" reflecting the points pointed out by the Board of Audit and Inspection, "Suspension of operation of special assistants."

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The Korea Sports Association (Chairman Yoo Seung Min) said, "We will take seriously the matters pointed out in relation to the results of the audit of the 'Operation, Management, and Supervision of the Korea Sports Association' announced by the Board of Audit and Inspection on the 4th, and push to improve the organizational operation and management system to strengthen fairness and transparency in sports administration."

The audit was conducted to check the overall operation status of the sports administration in 2024 as the sports community raised issues related to national selection and training support, protection of athletes' human rights, and operation of sports organizations, and public interest audit requests continued.

In response, the sports association said, "With the results of this audit, we are further strengthening our efforts to improve the organizational operation and management system that has been promoted under the chairman of Yoo Seung Min, who took office last year."

"We have continued to improve the system and organizational operation to increase fairness and transparency in the overall sports administration, including the national team selection system, decision-making structure, and budget management as a top priority to restore trust in the sports community," he said.

To enhance the fairness of the national team selection process, the Korea Sports Council first revised the "National Team Selection and Operation Regulations" (26.1.28) to establish standard standards for each type of player selection, standardize the leader selection process and evaluation criteria, and strengthen the system to prevent conflicts of interest in the selection process.

By humbly accepting the issues raised regarding the operation of the special assistant, measures were also implemented to increase transparency in the operation of the organization, such as suspending the operation of the special assistant and abolishing related bylaws.

To strengthen the fairness and independence of the Sports Fair Committee, the "Sports Fair Committee Regulations" were revised (25.4.22) and all members were made up of outside figures with recommendations from public institutions such as the Korean Bar Association, the National Human Rights Commission, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In order to prevent arbitrary budget operations and ensure transparency in financial operations, the budget regulations were revised to require approval from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In order to strengthen fairness, democracy, and transparency in the operation of the organization, the articles of association were revised to reduce the number of directors and rationalize the process of appointing directors, while strengthening the political neutrality of executives and clarifying regulations on limiting two consecutive terms.

In addition, related regulations were reorganized to eradicate human rights violations such as violence and sexual violence against underage athletes at the sports site. Through the revision of the Sports and Fair Commission regulations and registration regulations for athletes, disqualification standards such as protecting victims, restricting the participation of perpetrators, and restricting the registration of athletes who commit school violence have been strengthened.

In addition, in order to prevent the leadership activities of those who are disqualified from a criminal background, a leader registration system centered on those with athletic leadership certificates is also being promoted. Measures to improve the system to increase the effectiveness of the leader's crime history verification system will also be continuously supplemented in consultation with the relevant ministries.

The sports association plans to strengthen the internal control system and expand audit functions to strengthen inspections of major projects and budget execution processes, while systematically operating guidance and supervision functions for member sports organizations. Through this, we intend to establish a fair and transparent sports administration that the people and athletes can trust based on the protection of athletes' human rights, fair selection of national teams, and responsible budget management.

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