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[Newsmaker] Olympic short track champion Lim Hyo-jun banned for 1 year for sexually harassing male teammate
By YonhapPublished : Aug. 9, 2019 - 10:44
Olympic short track speed skating champion Lim Hyo-jun has been suspended for one year for sexually harassing a male teammate.
The Korea Skating Union reached the decision Thursday evening, saying Lim, who won a gold medal in the men's 1,500m at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, will be banned from all skating-related activities until Aug. 7, 2020.
During training on June 17, Lim pulled down the pants of a younger teammate with female skaters present at Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, 90 kilometers south of Seoul. As an initial punishment, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee decided to ban all 14 skaters on the national men's and women's teams from the Jincheon training center for a month.
The KSU said it had spoken with Lim and the male teammate, plus other skaters who witnessed the incident, and also studied CCTV footage to determine its punishment. (Yonhap)
