There is a lot of criticism about winning five gold medals.
Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), dubbed the flagship of Korean archery, won a gold medal in the men’s individual archery competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Anvalide, Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time). As a result, Korean archery has won a total of five gold medals in the archery category of this competition alone, showing the strongest performance in archery.
Immediately, praise is being given to not only the archers but also the Korean Archery Association, which actively supported the archers. The association conducted noise training and heart rate training ahead of the upcoming event, giving full support to the archers so that they can participate in the event in their best condition.
Chairman Chung Eui-sun, president of the Korea Archery Association and the head of Hyundai Motor Company, visited Anvalid and encouraged the athletes one by one. He also credited the athletes with the success of the upcoming event, claiming to be a supporting actor.
In response, soccer fans are expressing anger at the Korea Football Association and Chairman Chung Mong-gyu. He is deeply angry at the way he handled the matter, which contrasts with the Korea Archery Association.
The Korea Football Association has been under tremendous criticism even before the Paris Olympics began. In February, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) replaced Jurgen Klinsmann, who experienced failure at the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup. With Klinsmann’s poor performance, the Korea Football Association and Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who appointed him, had to face huge criticism.
The Korea Football Association sought to find a replacement for Klinsmann, but failed to appoint a new coach for as long as five months. Hwang Sun-hong in March and Kim Do-hoon in June were given temporary batons, putting out the urgent fire.
And last month, the Korea Football Association appointed Hong Myung-bo, the former head of Ulsan HD. At the same time, the Korea Football Association drew fierce criticism from soccer fans. The association set up a power enhancement committee to select a new coach, but due to the sudden resignation of Chung Hae-sung, the chairman of the power enhancement committee, the committee gave full control over the appointment to Lee Im-saeng, the technical director. Since then, Lee has ignored the process of appointing a coach and appointed Hong without hesitation.
In addition, since Hong Myung-bo was playing this season with Ulsan at the helm, questions arose about whether the Korea Football Association was ignoring the K-League. In addition, Hong Myung-bo criticized the Korea Football Association whenever he was nominated for the head coach, but eventually accepted the head coach’s proposal, giving soccer fans a sense of betrayal.
In addition, Hwang Sun-hong was appointed as interim coach in March, when Hwang was leading the national team. As a result, he briefly let go of the baton, which was bad for him. After two consecutive A-match games, Hwang participated in the U-23 Asian Cup, where his ticket to the Olympics was at stake, but failed to advance to the Olympics after being eliminated from the quarterfinals. Naturally, soccer fans criticized that Hwang, 토토사이트 who was leading the national team, might have been appointed too far.
Against this backdrop, Chung Mong-gyu, the head of the Korea Football Association, published his autobiography “The Age of Football – 30 Years of Jung Mong-gyu Football” on April 26. In his autobiography, he shocked soccer fans by saying, “The president of the Korea Football Association is a big fan of the public.” He is also criticized for making “bomb remarks” that do not fit the current public opinion, saying, “No sport demands the resignation of the president just because the national team is performing well.”
As a result, soccer fans claim, “I hope Chairman Chung Eui-sun will be the president of the Korea Football Association. The president of the Korea Football Association should be changed as soon as possible.”