Legislator Xu Fugui accompanied the family members of Pingtung gymnasts to the screen to file a lawsuit against the Secretary-General of the Gymnastics Association for breach of trust.
Quick Look
- Although Taiwanese teenagers Pan Caichen and Li Jiawei were qualified to participate in the World Gymnastics Championships in the Netherlands, the Gymnastics Association refused to participate without informing the coaches and athletes due to urgent administrative procedures.
- Legislator Xu Fugui accompanied the athletes' families to the Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office to file a lawsuit against the association's secretary-general Jiang Jiandong for breach of trust and requested the sports authorities to launch an administrative investigation.
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Why It Matters
Taiwanese teenagers Pan Cai-chen and Li Jia-wei qualified for the World Gymnastics Championships in the Netherlands in October this year at the end of August. However, the Gymnastics Association directly rejected the request from the World Gymnastics Federation (WG) without notifying coaches and athletes on the grounds of urgent administrative procedures, causing controversy.
Legislator Xu Fugui accompanied the family members of Pingtung gymnasts to the Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office to press the bell to file a complaint. (Provided by Xu Fugui Service Office)
[Reporter Wu Mengru/Report from Taipei] Taiwanese teenagers Pan Caichen and Li Jiawei qualified for the World Gymnastics Championships in the Netherlands in October this year at the end of August. However, the Gymnastics Association directly rejected the World Gymnastics Federation (WG) without informing the coaches and athletes on the grounds of urgent administrative procedures. This caused controversy. DPP legislator Xu Fugui accompanied his family to the Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office in Taiwan today to file a lawsuit against Association Secretary-General Jiang Jiandong for breach of trust.
The Gymnastics Association issued a statement yesterday apologizing again and promising to comprehensively optimize the administrative horizontal communication mechanism. It also added that obtaining a quota for international competitions only means that they are qualified to register. The members sent to the national team must still undergo a substantial competitive evaluation based on the professional standards and objective results. There is still a considerable gap in the actual test scores of the two athletes, which objectively does not meet the professional standards for the national team. Therefore, the Gymnastics Association decided not to send members to participate after a substantive evaluation.
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At 9 o'clock this morning, Xu Fugui, accompanied by lawyer Cheng Yaoliang, together with the Pingtung County Sports Development Center, player coach Qiu Yiting, two players' families, Gymnastics Association director Zheng Zhiwei and the Pingtung County Gymnastics Committee, officially went to the Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office in Taiwan to ring the bell The declaration filed a criminal "breach of trust" complaint and report against Jiang Jiandong, the current secretary-general of the Gymnastics Association, and also requested the sports authorities to launch an administrative investigation as soon as possible to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary-General of the Gymnastics Association and related personnel, and to deal with inappropriate behavior.
In this regard, reporters contacted Secretary-General Jiang Jiandong but there was no response. Earlier, they also called the Gymnastics Association. Association personnel said that currently the Chairman and Secretary-General are not in the office and cannot reply.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office will investigate the breach of trust case of Jiang Jiandong, Secretary-General of the Gymnastics Association
Likely · Within weeks
Sports authorities will launch an administrative investigation into the Gymnastics Association
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Does the Gymnastics Association have the legal basis to directly refuse the qualification of athletes?
- Is Jiang Jiandong involved in a personal conflict of interest or other criminal liability?
- How will sports authorities conduct administrative investigations?
- Do players have the right to file for administrative reconsideration or legal relief?
