"Upholding sports ethics, protecting athletes' rights: an institutional investor vision." Sports Ethics Center conducts on-site human rights protection activities at the 62nd Prime Minister's Cup National Table Tennis Tournament.

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The Sports Ethics Center under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Lee (President) acting director Han Min-soo, hereinafter "the Center") launched a two-day human rights protection campaign in Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do.

The Center announced that it carried out on-site human rights protection activities to safeguard athletes in collaboration with the Korean Hockey Association during the "62nd Prime Minister's Cup National Table Tennis Tournament and 2027 National Team Second Selection Trials" and the "2026 National Table Tennis Category Championships," held over two days on the 14th and 15th in Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do.

Regarding this activity, the Center stated that it was implemented to support table tennis athletes in being protected from human rights violations such as violence, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, enabling them to focus on competition in a safe environment.

It further explained, "Human rights protection officers were deployed at the tournament venue to conduct human rights monitoring across all aspects of the competition grounds and athlete team operations. Preventive activities against human rights violations were carried out targeting athletes and coaches."

Sports Ethics Center human rights protection officers are official professional personnel operated by the Center based on the National Sports Promotion Act. The Center described this as "a national-level system for protecting athletes' rights, dedicated to preventing and responding to human rights violations in sports settings."

It added, "Human rights protection officers are dispatched to nationwide sports events to conduct preventive activities against human rights violations and on-site monitoring. In case of incidents, they provide initial counseling and reporting support, coordinate with relevant institutional investors, and more. They work to ensure that all athletes, including players and coaches, can focus on their training in a safe and respectful environment."

Han Min-soo, acting director Lee (President) of the Sports Ethics Center, said, "With national team selection trials and category championships being held consecutively, we will prioritize on-site human rights protection activities to allow athletes to concentrate on improving their performance. We hold the vision of 'upholding sports ethics alongside the people, protecting athletes' rights as an institutional investor,' regardless of time or place, and will do our utmost to spread a culture of proper sports ethics."

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