Beijing time on May 4 news, South Korean media comprehensive news, Park Tae-hwan due to medication ban expired, but according to the regulations of the Korean Sports Association, Park Tae-huan did not have the opportunity to play for the country in the Rio Olympics, for which Park Tae-huan knelt down to apologize and look forward to opening a side. However, the Korean Sports Association still did not let up, saying that it would not tolerate Park Tae-hwan's use of banned drugs.
Park Tae-hwan tested positive for drugs before the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and was banned by FINA for 1 year and 6 months. Although his ban has ended, according to the rules of the Korean Sports Association, players who have been banned because of drugs will not be able to qualify for the South Korean national team for three years after the expiration of the ban, which also means that Park Tae-hwan cannot play in the Rio Olympics.
Because of this, the unwilling Park Tae-hwan, accompanied by Incheon Mayor Liu Zhengfu himself, suddenly got up and knelt down at a press conference recently, once again apologizing for the doping incident and expressing his strong desire to compete in the Olympics. Before that, Park Tae-hwan won four gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 1500 meters at the South Korea Olympic Trials, all of which met the Olympic participation standards.
However, playing such an emotional card, although it won the support of the majority (70.9%) of the South Korean people, who expect Park Tae-hwan to be able to go out for the country, but the Korean Sports Association still has no signs of relaxation, for Park Tae-hwan to kneel down and admit his mistake this time, the Korean Sports Association once again stated the "principle of intolerance" for doping athletes, and the position will not change.
South Korean media said that in Incheon Mayor Liu Zhengfu and other political leaders officially expressed their opinions on the Park Tae-hwan incident is the first time, coupled with the voice of the public, in fact, the Pressure of the Korean Sports Association is very large, many people believe that the punishment at the national team level and the punishment for doping should be two different things. In short, the final roster for the Rio Olympics is set for July 18. If The Korean Sports Association changes its original position, it will need to revise the original regulations, and then it will have to be considered, voted, and determined, which will take time.
On the 11th of this month, the Korean Sports Association may specifically discuss the issue of Park Tae-hwan, and if Park Tae-hwan is not forgiven, he may use the last resort to sue the Korean Sports Association with the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), because the punishment for athletes who have been banned for more than 6 months because of doping problems cannot participate in the next Olympic Games is a "double punishment", and the key is that public opinion is now mostly on the side of Park Tae-hwan, and 7 out of 10 citizens support Park Tae-hwan's participation in the Olympic Games.