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24-09-2023, 08:32 AM
South Korea grants limited exemptions from military service and for the first time eSports players can earn one.
For South Korean men, winning gold in any sport at the Asian Games opening on Saturday in Hangzhou comes with an automatic exemption from 18 months in the army.
Fewer than 100 exemptions for "arts and sports" were handed out last year, official statistics show. They are also controversial. South Korean skipper and Spurs striker Son avoided full military service after the national football team won gold at the 2018 Asian Games.
But despite generating billions for the economy and helping propel K-pop to a global audience, megastars BTS were not deemed eligible.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/202...ebate.html
For South Korean men, winning gold in any sport at the Asian Games opening on Saturday in Hangzhou comes with an automatic exemption from 18 months in the army.
Fewer than 100 exemptions for "arts and sports" were handed out last year, official statistics show. They are also controversial. South Korean skipper and Spurs striker Son avoided full military service after the national football team won gold at the 2018 Asian Games.
But despite generating billions for the economy and helping propel K-pop to a global audience, megastars BTS were not deemed eligible.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/202...ebate.html
