The council said Tuesday that it is “actively cooperating” with an ongoing police investigation. It said that if authorities confirm match-fixing, improper interference in selections or conflicts of interest that undermined fairness, it will act “regardless of position, relationships or past practices,” applying a zero-tolerance standard.
In the sports community, questions have been raised about whether an unsuitable person was involved with a Korea Ski Association committee during the selection process for the national team in snowboard cross.
The council said it asked the Korea Ski Association last year to improve its system to ensure fair national team selections. It said it has prepared revisions to its “National Team Selection and Operations Regulations” to, in principle, exclude people with a stake in the outcome from the selection process. The proposed revisions are set to be reviewed and voted on at the council’s board meeting in February.
The council said it revised its “Member Sport Organization Regulations” in November to establish a basis for its guidance and oversight of sport governing bodies. It said it is also checking for possible rules violations, management accountability and needed system improvements.
The council said that since Yu took office, he has consistently emphasized that “fairness is not a choice but a core value of sports.” It said it will not tolerate any conduct that undermines fairness and principles, and will work to block room for privilege or cheating and restore trust in national team selections and overall competition operations.
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