Group 1 - The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has initiated an investigation into Yoo Seung-min, the current President of the Korean Olympic Committee and the Korea Sports Council, for allegedly accepting a bribe of 200 million KRW (approximately 1 million RMB) [1] - Yoo Seung-min is accused of promoting a reward system during his tenure as the President of the Korea Table Tennis Association, which led to financial losses for the association [2] - The reward system, introduced in 2021, involved paying 10% of sponsorship funds received from companies to individuals who brought in those funds, but it was not within valid regulations [2] Group 2 - Yoo Seung-min's brother, who is the CEO of Yoo's management company, received approximately 200 million KRW (about 1 million RMB) as part of this reward system [2] - Yoo Seung-min has had a distinguished sports career, participating in four Olympic Games and winning multiple championships, including the men's singles gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics [2][3] - After retiring in 2017, Yoo Seung-min was elected as the President of the Korea Table Tennis Association in 2019 and re-elected in 2020, later becoming the Vice Chair of the International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission in 2021 and the President of the Korean Olympic Committee in January 2025 [3]
韩国奥委会主席柳承敏涉嫌受贿2亿韩元，雅典奥运会曾战胜王皓夺金
Yang Zi Wan Bao Wang·2025-10-29 10:23