Player claims to be victim of sports violence

During the Korea Open held in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do in July, Choi Soon-gyu’s team training was disrupted after drinking. In addition, it was found that he invited his girlfriend to the national team’s accommodation. The national team, which deemed it inappropriate to act as a member of the national team, reported this to the association. “We received the report and conducted interviews with the players. I also admitted my mistake. However, disciplinary action was decided after AG. I have already entered the list, and some players expressed their willingness to give me the last chance. It is a form of consideration.”

Three months later, in October, the Performance Improvement Committee tried to punish him for two years for suspending his national team qualification. However, the committee decided to reconsider the measure due to some claims that the level was excessive for the level of wrongdoing.

A change has occurred. “It was last month. Each team sent an official letter to the players, asking them to attend reinforcement training. As disciplinary action was under discussion, an official letter was sent to Choi as well. At that time, I was informed by his team Yonex that “I will not attend this training because the player is willing to retire from the national team.” He also said that he would not play in the 2024 national team selection match this month.

Disciplinary discussions stopped due to this “retirement intention”. This was because if the player himself decides to retire, the effectiveness of the disciplinary action disappears, making further discussions meaningless. This is why Choi Soon-gyu has not participated in major international competitions such as the Denmark, French Open, and Japanese and Chinese Masters since AG.

Noise arose again. His family, who found it strange that Choi did not participate, started to understand the situation, and in the process, Choi complained of Choi’s unfairness. Choi Soon-gyu’s father said, “I was upset that Kim Won-ho’s injury failed to participate in the Korea Open, so I drank with two teammates of the national team and was late for the next day’s gathering. I called my girlfriend to deliver the luggage that was unnecessary due to the lack of participation,” adding, “I sincerely regretted my mistake and asked for forgiveness to prevent this from happening again.”

“I don’t know why arrows are directed only at Sol-gyu. The two players who drank together are still in the national team, but they had to leave the village as instructed by the coaches,” his father said. “I couldn’t exercise with my partner once and participated in AG. During the competition, I treated them as invisible and bullied them. There was no side coaching, and I was indifferent even during the final. In the absence of Sol-gyu, I criticized and insulted my son,” he said, claiming that Min-gyu was a victim of sports violence.

Regarding the association’s recognition of his intention to retire, he said, “Not at all. He just said that he didn’t want to attend the training because the sports violence of his leaders is getting worse. He said that his daily life is still difficult due to severe stress. “We need to reveal the true nature of sports violence and allow Sol-gyu to participate in international competitions normally.” 온라인경마

An official of the association said, “There were more inappropriate behaviors than the absence of training due to drinking. I also had an interview with him on that matter. There is clearly a difference from the arguments of the players’ families. I will organize the data and officially announce it step by step.”