SEOUL: South Korea’s sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games. Three players from the men’s soccer team came under fire for comments following South Korea’s 1-0 win over Japan in the Asian Games final last weekend in Japan. All three apologized but a broader debate had already reignited over whether athletes should receive special treatment

Source: Arab News