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South Korea’s sports body attempts to enter Handball Stadium with police support after 95-day blockade

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee attempted to enter the Olympic Park Handball Stadium in Seoul after a blockade lasting 95 days.
  • The committee said it planned to remove work materials from offices used by nine member sports organizations.
  • It said the prolonged access restrictions had seriously disrupted administration, event operations and support for national teams.

After 95 days of blockade, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee attempted to enter Seoul’s Olympic Park Handball Stadium with police support.

The committee said on the morning of Sept. 8 that its staff, accompanied by police, would enter offices used by member sports organizations inside the stadium and remove work materials. Nine member organizations have been unable to access their offices normally for more than three months because of the continuing restrictions.

The blockade followed protests linked to a shortage of ballot papers at the Jamsil vote-counting center during the June 3 local elections. The committee said the prolonged closure had seriously disrupted the organizations’ administrative work, event operations and support for national-team athletes.

As a result, serious disruptions have occurred in the administrative work and event operations of each organization, as well as support for national-team athletes.

· Korean Sport & Olympic CommitteeThe committee explained the impact of the prolonged blockade.
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