After the International Skating Federation rejected the South Korean delegation's appeal, the South Korean delegation announced at a press conference at the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday that it would appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport over the "unfair sentencing" of South Korean short-track speed skaters.
In the men's 1000m semifinals on the 7th, South Korea's Hwang Dae-hyun and Lee Joon-sui were cancelled due to fouls and missed the final. Subsequently, the South Korean delegation filed a complaint with the International Skating Federation, but it was immediately rejected by the International Skating Federation, "This short-track speed skater was punished for causing physical contact through illegal delayed passage." ”
On Tuesday, Yoon Hong-geun, head of the South Korean Winter Olympic sports delegation, Choi Yong-joo, leader of the short track speed skating team, and coach Lee So-hee attended the press conference. Yin Honggen said, "Three referees made their decisions, but 8 billion people should make their own judgments." ”
"We had a heated argument with the relevant officials inside the venue and filed a complaint with the ISU, which we will also appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. We hope that such a thing will not happen again. ”
Yoon Honggen also said that the South Korean delegation will not withdraw from the Olympic Games, "there are still many competitions, we decided to stay and complete the Olympic Games." ”
In addition to announcing that he would appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, Yin Honggen also said that he would meet with IOC President Bach, "At the stadium, the most important thing is fair competition, and we ask the IOC to prevent similar things from happening again." I believe that our athletes are all playing fair and I believe they are all winners. ”
It is worth mentioning that at this press conference, there was also an accident, although there were many foreign journalists attending, but there was no interpretation arranged at the scene.
A South Korean journalist asked, "It's important to communicate with foreign media, aren't there translators?" Then he asked again, "Where is the person in charge of the translation?" At the beginning of the press conference, a foreign media reporter left because he did not have an interpreter. ”
After the staff explained that it was too hasty to prepare, another reporter said, "The Korean Sports Club does not even have a person who can speak English, shouldn't it be prepared in advance?" ”