'3선 좌절' 이기흥, IOC 위원 사의…체육회장 사퇴 고려Following election loss, Lee Kee-heung off

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Following election loss, Lee Kee-heung offers to resign as nat'l Olympic chief, IOC member

'3선 좌절' 이기흥, IOC 위원 사의…체육회장 사퇴 고려

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Yoo Jee-ho Sports 09:44 January 17, 2025 Yonhap News

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- After being denied a third term as the South Korean Olympic chief, veteran sports administrator Lee Kee-heung has offered to resign both as the national Olympic body head and as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), sources close to Lee said Friday.
According to the sources, Lee has told the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) that he will step down before the end of his current term on Feb. 27. Lee, however, had not submitted formal resignation papers as of Thursday evening.
In the election held Tuesday, Lee finished in second place with 379 votes, as the 2004 Olympic table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min earned 417 out of 1,209 votes.

Lee Kee-heung, a candidate for president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, gives a speech before the election at the Olympic Hall inside Olympic Park in Seoul on Jan. 14, 2025. (Yonhap)
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Lee was elected as an IOC member in 2019 in his capacity as head of his national Olympic committee. By losing his KSOC position, he will not be able to retain his IOC seat.
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Lee, 70, could have chosen to stay on board until the end of his KSOC term, but the sources said he had informed IOC President Thomas Bach that he will give up his IOC membership early.
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This will leave South Korea with one IOC member, International Skating Union President Kim Jae-youl.
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Because Lee reached the IOC age limit of 70 earlier this month, he would have lost his IOC seat at the end of this year even if he had won Tuesday's KSOC election. He would have had to remain in his KSOC post if he were to apply for an IOC membership extension beyond 70.
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Lee has been KSOC president since 2016, after years of working in various leadership roles in South Korean sports, including as head of the Korea Swimming Federation.
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In the latter part of his tenure, Lee did not see eye to eye with the sports ministry, which suspended Lee from duty in November 2024 over a series of misconduct allegations.
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This Feb. 1, 2024, file photo provided by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) shows then KSOC President Lee Kee-heung (R) with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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Days before the election, Lee's injunction to stop the suspension was dismissed by two levels of court. He plans to take the case to the Supreme Court.
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Ryu previously served as a member of the IOC's Athletes' Commission, whose members have an eight-year term but otherwise have the same responsibilities as other IOC members. As head of the KSOC, Ryu could have an opportunity to run for IOC membership.
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During his press conference Thursday, Ryu, whose eight-year IOC run ended last summer, declined to comment on the possibility of returning to the IOC. He did say his election as KSOC chief should offer continuity for South Korea's international sports diplomacy, thanks to his prior experience with the IOC.
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'3선 좌절' 이기흥, IOC 위원 사의…체육회장 사퇴 고려

2025-01-17 07:51 연합뉴스

https://youtu.be/gl7wrSZqjps?si=4ywGGNglj-jAaZG6

3번째 연임 도전이 좌절된 이기흥 대한체육회장이 국제올림픽위원회, IOC에 위원직을 조기 사퇴하겠다는 뜻을 밝혔습니다.

이 회장은 연합뉴스TV와의 통화에서 "지난 14일 체육회장 선거를 마치고 토마스 바흐 위원장에게 전화 통화와 서면으로 사의를 전달했다"고 말했습니다.

이 회장의 IOC 위원 임기는 대한체육회장 임기와 함께 다음 달 27일 종료될 예정이었습니다.

현재 체육회장 직무가 정지된 상태인 이 회장은 회장직 조기 사퇴도 고심 중입니다.

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