South Korea captain Lee Gi-hyuk has apologised for gloating about avoiding the country’s mandatory military service after leading his team to the football gold medal at the Asian Games.
The achievement meant Gi-hyuk secured an exemption from military service, which is mandatory for South Korean citizens. He later expressed regret over the way he celebrated that outcome.
Gi-hyuk’s comments related to the personal consequence of South Korea’s gold-medal success. As captain, he was part of the team that won the Asian Games football competition and thereby avoided the requirement to complete military service.
The player has now apologised for appearing to gloat about the exemption. No further details of the apology or his future plans were provided in the supplied material.
