韩国足球运动员的炫耀引发对兵役豁免的重新思考首尔 – 对于韩国获得金牌的足球运动员来说，亚运会的胜利带来的奖励不仅是体育荣耀：还包括免除强制性兵役。
South Korea soccer players’ boasts spark rethink of military service exemptions South Korean players celebrate after winning the gold medal over Japan at the Asian Games in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, earlier this month. Seoul – For South Korea’s gold medal-winning soccer players, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from mandatory military service.
但一些球员庆祝这一福利的方式引发了公众的反对，促使首尔重新审视最初旨在奖励为国家争光的运动员的数十年老制度。
But the way some players celebrated that benefit has sparked a public backlash, prompting Seoul to reconsider a decades-old system originally designed to reward athletes for bringing prestige to the nation.
争议爆发于亚运会足球队长李基赫在本月男子决赛战胜东道主日本后，带着笑容宣称：“我不去当兵了。”
The controversy erupted after Asian Games football captain Lee Gi-hyuk proclaimed with a smile, “I’m not going to the military,” after beating hosts Japan in the men’s final this month.