South Korea’s military service exemption could be cut for athletes after backlash
South Korea’s military service exemption could be cut for athletes after backlash South Korea’s government has signalled that the current military service exemption reserved for gold-medal winning athletes could be abolished, after controversial comments made by winners at the Asian games caused public backlash.
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