The court suspended the temporary disqualification of Haein Lee and she has temporarily regained her athlete status
The court suspended the temporary disqualification of South Korean figure skater Haein Lee.
original source: v.daum.net dd. 12th November 2024 by Kim Woo-joong
South Korean single skater Haein Lee (19), who had received a three-year suspension from the Korea Skating Union, has temporarily regained her athlete status. It has been reported that Haein Lee’s side applied for a provisional injunction to suspend the effect of the disciplinary action, which the court accepted. Tha was posted on Daily Sports and here’s a translation of the news.
According to Yonhap News, the Seoul Eastern District Court granted the provisional injunction requested by Haein Lee regarding the suspension of disciplinary action.
Haein Lee was subjected to the three-year suspension earlier in May when during a national team training camp in Italy, she was accused of drinking with a fellow athlete and engaging in sexual conduct with a junior athlete A.
Following the suspension, Haein Lee’s side disclosed that she had been in a romantic relationship with athlete A and expressed their grievances about the situation. However, in August, the Korea Sports Council’s Fair Sports Committee reaffirmed the appropriateness of the suspension imposed by the union during the retrial, confirming the disciplinary suspension. Haein Lee’s side then applied for a provisional injunction to suspend the effect of the disciplinary action at the court, which was granted on November 12th.
With the court granting the provisional injunction, Haein Lee has temporarily regained her athlete status. She will be able to participate in the 2024 National Championship Ranking Competition, which begins on the November 28th in Uijeongbu.
It has been reported separately by Yonhap News that despite the provisional injunction being granted, the main lawsuit challenging the validity of the disciplinary action is still ongoing. After the end of the retrial by the Sports Fair Committee in August, Haein Lee’s side stated that they were considering applying for a provisional injunction to suspend the disciplinary action as well as filing a main lawsuit to confirm the nullity of the disciplinary action.
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