‘Team Kill Controversy’ Hwang Dae-heon’s side apologizes to Park Ji-won “We understood and sympathized with each other.”




Park Ji-won (left) and Hwang Dae-heon met on the 22nd and expressed their feelings.

Short track athlete Hwang Dae-heon (25, Gangwon Provincial Office), who caused controversy due to repeated fouls, met with Park Ji-won (28, Seoul City Hall) and apologized.

Hwang Dae-heon's management company 'Ryan@' issued a press release on the 23rd and said, "Yesterday (22nd), Hwang Dae-heon and Park Ji-won met and had time to understand and empathize with each other. “Hwang Dae-heon offered a sincere apology for past situations.”

Previously, Hwang Dae-heon was on the chopping block after committing a series of fouls in an international competition in which he participated along with his national teammate Park Ji-won.

Dae-Heon Hwang, who participated in the World Championships held last month, was disqualified after repeatedly fouling Ji-Won Park, whom he met in the 1500m final and 1000m final. Park Ji-won also lost speed due to a foul by Hwang Dae-heon, and was unable to win the gold medal she had aimed for.

Afterwards, the fact that Hwang Dae-heon received a yellow card for a foul against Park Ji-won at the World Cup held last year was highlighted, and the voices of criticism grew stronger as he did not show any special gesture of apology on his return to Korea on the 19th of last month after finishing the World Championships.

Hwang Dae-heon's side said, "After returning to Korea, we contacted Park Ji-won to apologize, but Park Ji-won joined his team, Seoul City Hall, and immediately left for field training. Afterwards, both players focused on national team selection, and the meeting took place yesterday after the tournament ended." He said.

He continued, “At the meeting yesterday, Park Ji-won and Hwang Dae-heon pledged to join forces and work together for Korean short track racing. In addition, they will do their best in their respective positions to repay the support of short track fans and the public and serve as examples for their juniors.” “We decided to support each other,” he explained. In the 2024-25 short track national team selection competition that ended on the 12th, Park Ji-won was selected to the national team as 1st overall, and Hwang Dae-heon finished in 11th place. When Park Ji-won met with reporters after being selected as the national team member and was asked whether he would accept Hwang Dae-heon's apology, he replied, "I think we will have to take some time to think about it."



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