Ongoing government audits are being conducted into the national governing bodies for football and badminton following recent controversies. The sports minister, Yu In-chon, stated during a plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee that the audit into the Korea Football Association (KFA) will be concluded before the end of September. This audit was prompted by the controversial hiring of Hong Myung-bo as the new head coach of the men's national team. The audit is also examining the overall issues within the KFA, including the unauthorized funding of a new national football center and the potential violation of regulations by the KFA chief, Chung Mong-gyu. Additionally, the ministry is investigating claims of archaic operations and inefficient practices by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) raised by Olympic badminton champion An Se-young. The sports minister expects the audit into the BKA to be completed by the end of September as well. Lawmakers expressed concerns about outdated practices within sports federations, to which the sports minister and the president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) acknowledged the need to prioritize athletes and address these issues.