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Former World Cup star, national Olympic chief lead new committee to reform Korean football

A new government-backed committee launched Monday to overhaul Korean football after the World Cup exit, with Park Ji-sung and national Olympic committee president Ryu Seung-min at the helm.

2026.7.6

Korean Sport & Olympic Committee President Ryu Seung-min speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in central Seoul on March 27. [YONHAP]

KSOC chief apologizes for 'unintentional mistakes' with commissions, national team selections

Korean Sport & Olympic Committee President Ryu Seung-min issued an apology for controversies surrounding fundraising incentives and national team selections while chairing the table tennis federation.

2025.4.17

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Olympic chief accused of negligence, rules violations while leading table tennis body

Korean Olympic chief Ryu Seung-min on Monday was accused of violating rules regarding financial incentives while serving as head of the national table tennis governing body.

2025.4.14

Ryu Seung-min celebrates his victory in the election for president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee at the Olympic Hall in southern Seoul on Jan. 14. [NEWS1]

New Korean sports chief says athleticism should start at school

Newly-elected Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) President Ryu Seung-min plans to usher in an era of “hope and joy through sports” as he takes office at the top of Korea's sporting apparatus.

2025.3.10

Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) President Ryu Seung-min speaks during the KSOC's general assembly at Olympic Parktel in Seoul on Feb. 28. [NEWS1]

2004 Olympic table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min inaugurated as Korean Olympic committee president

The 2004 Olympic men's table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min was formally inaugurated as head of the Korean Olympic committee Friday, as he vowed to keep his ears open and work together with people across sports.

2025.2.28

Ryu Seung-min, president-elect for the Korean Sports & Olympic Committee, speaks during a press conference at Fraser Place Central Seoul in central Seoul on Jan. 16. [NEWS1]

Olympic committee labor union congratulates Ryu Seung-min's 'miracle' win

The labor union at the National Olympic committee congratulated President-elect Ryu Seung-min on Friday, urging him to implement changes and improve working conditions for the employees.

2025.1.19

Newly elected president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Ryu Seung-min smiles while answering questions during a press conference in Jung-su, Seoul, on Jan. 16. [YONHAP]

Ryu Seung-min vows to be hardest-working president in national Olympic committee history

Newly elected as head of the national Olympic committee, former table tennis star Ryu Seung-min said Thursday he will try to become the hardest-working president in his organization's history.

2025.1.16

Who is Ryu Seung-min, the table tennis legend now leading Korea’s Olympic future?

The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) will enter a new era under the leadership of president-elect Ryu Seung-min, who defeated incumbent president Lee Kee-keung in the election on Tuesday.

2025.1.15

Olympic table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min celebrates his victory in the election for president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee at the Olympic Hall inside Olympic Park in southern Seoul on Jan. 14. [NEWS1]

Ex-Olympic table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min elected as Korean Olympic chief

Former Olympic table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min was elected as head of the Korean Olympic committee Tuesday.

2025.1.14

Former Korea Table Tennis Association President Ryu Seung-min speaks during a press conference at The Plaza Seoul in central Seoul on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Korean table tennis legend announces bid for KSOC presidency

Former Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) President Ryu Seung-min formally declared a bid to run for president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) on Tuesday, entering the race against embattled KSOC Head Lee Kee-keung.

2024.12.3