“Wow, I wonder if I’m here.”
Ha Hyung-joo, the new chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, expressed regret by using a Busan dialect in connection with the recent allegations of misconduct by the Korea Sports Association and various controversies ahead of the election of the Korea Sports Council president.
Ha held a press conference at the Olympic Park in Seoul on Friday and announced his impression and future plans. Having won the gold medal in judo (95kg) at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Ha took office as chairman of the 14th Korea Sports Promotion Foundation on Wednesday. He will serve three years until November 2027. He was a professor of physical education at Dong-A University and a standing auditor of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.
On the sports community, which has recently been criticized by the public, Chairman Ha lamented, “I think it is because the principles have been broken and have not been normalized. It is a pity that it has been organized by some people. I am also blaming myself for what happened.”
Regarding the next chairman of the sports association, he said, “I really hope that the chairman will be a person who can practice the value of sports with his whole body,” and pointed out, “Shouldn’t our sports experts come in now? Since there are people who are not experts at the head for a long time, the thinking and skills of players are in the 21st century, and the administration of sports organizations is the same as when I was a player 40 years ago.”
“People around me seem to have high expectations for me,” he said, smiling. “There are a lot of things for the sports community to do.” He emphasized that he would properly establish school elite sports, sports for all, sports for the disabled, and school sports. In particular, he stressed that we need to get the right view of school sports wrong recently. “School sports are sometimes simply considered physical fitness. You should be able to increase your concentration and learn fairness, loyalty, and justice through physical activities,” he said.
He also said that he would provide stable financial resources so that sports can be incorporated into people’s lives. “We will also make efforts to expand facilities so that disabled people, seniors and children can participate in sports,” he said. In particular, he expressed his determination to make efforts to revitalize the local economy by attracting sports competitions to provincial cities, which are suffering from aging or population extinction, distributing sports events by region, and securing sports tourism programs. Regarding accommodation facilities, which are pointed out as problems, he said that he plans to purchase or remodel closed schools in connection with local education offices. 바카라사이트
He also spoke out for a stable policy of co-prosperity of Sports Toto, which will take effect next year. “There have been many uncertainties as we have been managing it in the private sector,” he said. “We are a public institution. We believe that it is natural for a public institution armed with morality and transparency to bring (right to operate the business),” he said. “We need to secure funds while operating it fairly and transparently.”
He also stressed that he would straighten out personnel management principles to develop the industrial complex. “Those who work well should give prizes and advancement quickly,” he said. “The personnel principles are the most basic, but given the social atmosphere, they are not being observed. If I set the framework, I think I have done a big job for three years.”
“I have been watching the industrial complex since I was a professor,” Ha said. “I always wanted to serve as the head of the sports community one day.” “I can only do one thing at a time. I will serve as a board member without any errors.”
