Chunggye Academy Lee (President), an administrator who elevated the international stature of Korean volleyball, has passed away at the age of 95.

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Lim Hyung-bin, Chunggye Academy Lee (President), who is evaluated as having led domestic and international volleyball administration for 40 years and elevated the international stature of Korean volleyball, has passed away.

The Korea Volleyball Association announced on the 9th that "Lim Hyung-bin, Chunggye Academy Lee (President), who contributed to the global expansion of Korean volleyball, passed away on May 9, 2026, at the age of 95."

Born in 1930, Lim Lee (President) was known as an administrative veteran who served for a long period as a member of the Korea Volleyball Association and vice president, vice president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), and an official of the International Volleyball Federation. He is evaluated as a pioneer who paved the way for Korean volleyball, which was close to a barren land in world volleyball, to be able to voice its opinions not only in Asia but also on the international stage.

Lim Lee (President)'s love for Korean volleyball did not stop at his activities as an administrator. Lim Lee (President) directly operated the volleyball teams of Chunggye Elementary School, Jungang Girls' Middle School, and Jungang Girls' High School for a long time, dedicating himself to expanding the base of school volleyball. It is rare in Korea for a single school foundation to operate elementary, middle, and high school volleyball teams simultaneously.

The Korea Volleyball Association paid tribute to the late Lim Lee (President), stating, "During his 95-year life that walked alongside modern Korean history through the Japanese colonial period, liberation, and the Korean War, Lim Lee (President)'s role was decisive in securing the institutional and diplomatic standing of Korean volleyball on the world stage. Lim Lee (President) left a model of international sports diplomacy to junior volleyball administrators."

The wake was held in Room 101 of the Yonsei University Sinchon Funeral Home. The funeral procession will be held at 9 a.m. on May 12, 2026, and the burial site has been decided to be at Seoul Municipal Seonghwa Cemetery (Byeokje) and then at the family grave in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province.

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