Women's Volleyball Head Coach Ko Hee-jin Voluntarily Resigns... Jung Kwan Jang to Promptly Appoint Successor

Ko Hee-jin, head coach of the women's professional volleyball team Jung Kwan Jang, has voluntarily stepped down to take responsibility for an incident that occurred during a team dinner in January of this year.

The Jung Kwan Jang club announced today (August 28), "Head Coach Ko recently expressed his intent to voluntarily resign to take responsibility for the recent series of events, and we have decided to accept it." The club added, "We will swiftly initiate the process of appointing a successor so that the team can focus on training and match preparations, and we will pour all our efforts into stabilizing the team."

The Jung Kwan Jang club belatedly discovered in May that Coach A had engaged in inappropriate behavior toward a player during a team dinner in January during the All-Star break. After separating the individuals involved, the club reported the matter to the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) and the Sport Ethics Center.

Head Coach Ko, who was present at the dinner gathering, was reportedly known to have stated that he did not witness Coach A's actions.

The Jung Kwan Jang club bowed its head, stating, "We once again apologize for causing concern to our fans."

A KOVO official stated, "We have not yet received notification of the investigation results from the Sport Ethics Center," adding, "We plan to decide whether to hold a disciplinary committee meeting as soon as we receive them."

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