Jeong Sung-sook, head coach of the national judo team, resigns... AG is responsible for the disqualification of Su-jin Jeong at the weigh-in

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = National judo team coach Seong-sook Jeong, who caused controversy over player management issues at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, resigned.

The Korean Judo Association announced on the 22nd, "Coach Seong-Sook Jeong submitted a letter of resignation, taking responsibility for Su-Jin Jeong's absence from the weigh-in and delayed boarding of the World Championships flight," and added, "The resignation letter will be accepted through related procedures."

The national judo team led by Coach Jeong invited criticism by revealing loopholes in player management at the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games.

At the time, the coaches, including coach Jeong, were not aware that Jeong Soo-jin, who was scheduled to compete in the women's 48kg class, was subject to a random weigh-in on the day of the match, and encouraged her to eat and drink, resulting in her disqualification.

Su-jin Jeong later revealed this through her personal social media, saying, “On the way back to Korea, director (Seong-suk Jeong) told me that it could end quietly only if it ends like this,” and claimed that there was an attempt to cover up the related incident.

The national team also exposed problems with player management while moving to Azerbaijan, where the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships were held recently.

Some players suffered inconveniences such as waiting at the airport for several hours because they were unable to board a connecting flight, and their condition management was disrupted.

On this day, the Korean Judo Association held an evaluation meeting for the Asian Games and World Championships in the conference room of the Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and discussed measures to prevent recurrence.

The Judo Association announced, “We decided to improve the player management system, including establishing a communication channel between the national team and the association and reorganizing weight/loss management and weighing protocols.”