[국제스포츠계 최신 주요 동향(Tokyo2020러시아국가대신 차이코프스키곡대체요청-Brisbane2032속전속결의지-FISU회장잠정사임-국제탁구연맹 ITTF지휘부혼돈상태) 요약(2021년 3월4째주)]
1.Tokyo2020올림픽에서 러시아올림픽위원회(ROC) 국가(National Anthem)사용금지조치에 따른 대체 곡(차이코프스키 피아노 콘체르토 No.1)사용 IOC에 요청
1)ROC는 IOC에 Tokyo2020올림픽에서 자국선수단의 개회식 입장 및 경기에서 획득한 금메달시상식 시 금지된 러시아국가사용 대신 러시아 아이콘 음악가인 차이코프스키 피아노 콘체르토 1번 곡(iconic Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1)중 1분짜리분량(one-minute segment)을 대체 사용할 수 있도록 허가해 줄 것을 요청하였음
2)이 음악 곡은 3월 4째주 개최된 국제빙상연맹(ISU)세계피겨선수권대회에서 세게 반 도핑 기구(WADA)가 부과한 제재조치의 일환으로 금지된 러시아 국가(Russian anthem)대신 사용 중임
2.호주 Brisbane2032 올림픽 IOC선호개최지 굳히기 행보(3월23일 비공개 임시 시의회 결과)
1)2007년이래 14년만에 Brisbane시의회(Brisbane City Council) 첫 비공개(its first closed-door meeting)에서 Brisbane시의 2032년올림픽유치 전격 승인
2)8시간짜리회의(eight-hour session)는 John Coates 호주 NOC위원장겸 IOC부위원장을 필두로 Brisbane시가 속한 Queensland주 관광 청(tourism authority)등의 프레젠테이션이 진행되었는데 시의회의원들은 회의 시작 전 비밀서약서에 서명이 요구(required to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to the meeting)되었음-무슨 비밀과 우여곡절이 숨겨 있길래?
3)27명 시의원들 중 단 1명만 유치 관련 제안 안건에 대하여 반대표를 던졌음
4)Brisbane2032유치파일문서에는 정부부증서를 포함하고 있는데 4월 중 승인절차가 완료될 것으로 예상되고 있으며 승인 절차 종료 즉시 IOC로 발송할 예정임
5)동 유치 파일이 IOC에 제대로 제출되어 검증 받을 경우, Brisbane 시 및 Queensland주는 빠르면 오는 7월 Tokyo개최 제138차 IOC총회에서 공식적으로 2032년 올림픽 개최지로 선출될 수 있음(could be formally selected to host the 2032 Games as early as the IOC Session in Tokyo in July)
3.세계 대학 게임/유니버시아드(World University Games)
1)스포츠중재재판소(CAS: Court of Arbitration for Sport)가 완화하여 조율된 WADA의 러시아대상부과 제재조치의 여파로 국제대학스포츠연맹(FISU)회장을 맡고 있는 Oleg Matytsin러시아체육부장관이 잠정적으로 FISU회장직에서 사임(temporarily resign) 하였음
2)러시아관용베체인 TASS통신보도에 따르면 “스위스출신 Leonz Eder부회장이 FISU회장 대행(acting President of FISU)으로 지명되었는데 임기는 Matytsin FISU회장의 패널티기간이 끝나 회장복귀시점인 2022년 12월17일까지임
3)러시아출신국제연맹 임원 몇몇 역시 WADA제재조치로 인해 해당직위에서 물러나도록 요구 받고 있으며 Matytsin과 같이 러시아정부관리가 패널치 기간 동안 국제연맹임원 직을 유치하지 못 하도록 규정하고 있음
4.국제탁구연맹(ITTF)리더십 혼돈상태(in chaos)
1)ITTF리더십이 지속적으로 혼돈상태(in chaos)에 머물고 있는데 이는 ITTF집행위원회가 쫓겨났던 카타르 출신 Khalil Al-Mohannadi를 다시 ITTF부회장(deputy president)으로 의결 승인한(approved the reinstatement of Qatari Khalil Al-Mohannadi as Deputy President)후 벌어지고 있음
2)“ITTF집행위원 대다수는 ITTF회장이 불행히도 집행위원들의 신뢰-신용-지지(lost their trust, confidence and support)를 잃었으며 따라서 모든 결정은 차기 총회 때까지 집행위원회내의 다수결로 내려져야 함을 ITTF회장에게 통보 하였음”([T]he majority of the [Executive Committee] members informed the President that he had unfortunately lost their trust, confidence and support and accordingly it was agreed that all decisions should be made by majority within the EC until the next [Annual General Meeting])
3)2014년이 선출되고 2017년에 재선된 ITTF회장은 독일출신 Thomas Weikert인데 그는 자신의 성명서를 통해 “회장의 권리에 대한 비합법적 간섭이며 ITTF헌장에 대한 노골적 위반이라고 하면서, 집행위원회의 다수결결정에 반한 소송을 각 스포츠 재판소에 법적 행동을 선언하였음”(announced legal action before the respective sports courts against the majority decision of the Executive Committee, calling it an ‘unauthorized interference with his rights and a blatant violation of the ITTF Constitution’)
4)ITTF집행위원회가 반박한 성명서에 따르면 다수결의 취지는 ITTF의 최대 권익을 지키기 위한 집행위원회를 결집하기 위한 것임을 강조하였음(its assumption of more authority was “in order to unify the Executive Committee in the best interest of the ITTF.”)
7th batch Valedictorian Maria Fernanda Delgado reflects on “Success Factors of Seoul 1988 & PyeongChang 2018 and Sport Diplomacy” as lectured by sport diplomat Kang-ro “Rocky” Yoon on August 21.
Founder of the International Sport Diplomacy Institute and the first Korean recipient of the ANOC Merit Award, diplomatic superstar Mr. Yoon refers to the 1988 Seoul Olympics as the “Renaissance Games,” as it marked a turning point for Korea.
Mr. Yoon, who has served as a special advisor to both the Seoul 1988 Summer and PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, stated that people came together as a community for the Seoul Games to bring about a rebirth of Korea.
From cleaning their neighborhoods to reducing the number of vehicles circulating Seoul as well as an increasing English language education, the citizens of the country were toasting to the success of the Olympic Games in Seoul. These actions not only translated to the world, but they also worked internally as it resulted in an increase in self-confidence and country pride.
The legacy of the Games is still relevant and tangible today, mainly through the Olympic Park, which happens to be my favorite spot in Seoul. The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) was founded from the profit of the Games to ensure the future of sports in South Korea. KSPO is a main supporter of the Dream Together Master program, so in a way we DTM students are also legacy of those same Games!
Since the Games in 1988, Korea hosted multiple international sport events including a FIFA World Cup, two editions of the Asian Games, a FINA World Championship, a winter Olympic Games, and soon an edition of the winter Youth Olympic Games in 2024.
PyeongChang 2018 celebrated the 30-year anniversary of the success of the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. Mr. Yoon calls this event as the “Peace Games” because of the special moment in which South and North Korean athletes marched into the Opening Ceremony as a unified team. This was a significant moment for the Korean peninsula because it brought political neutrality to the region for at least during the period of the Games.
I was lucky to be a volunteer in the 2018 PyeongChang Games, which was my first exposure to Korean culture. Despite an overwhelming international community from 92 nations flocking to this sport event, I could still feel Korean pride, which I now perceive was a result from the success of the Seoul Games and the efforts of the Korean community.
I consider myself an Olympic baby because I was born in 1988, and that was an Olympic year. The fact that there was an edition of the Olympic Games in the year I was born in the city I have had the chance to live in for a year by enrolling in DTM is not a coincidence. I feel like I am home in a very particular way.
