South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games
- South Korea signals cuts to military exemptions for gold medallists after backlash over athletes’ Asian Games comments.
- South Korea’s sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal-winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games.
- Three players from the men’s football team came under fire for comments following South Korea’s 1-0 win over Japan in the Asian Games final last weekend in Japan.
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- South Korea signals cuts to military exemptions for gold medallists after backlash over athletes’ Asian Games comments.
- South Korea’s sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal-winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games.
- Three players from the men’s football team came under fire for comments following South Korea’s 1-0 win over Japan in the Asian Games final last weekend in Japan.
Sources: Al Jazeera