As A Result Of The Jeju Air Accident, The All Star Match Of The South Korean Volleyball League Was Canceled

Red Spark, one of South Korea's Volleyball teams, mourning the Jeju Air incident (Instagram/@red__sparks).

JAKARTA - The agenda for holding the All Star South Korean Volleyball match has been officially canceled. This is related to the mourning situation that is being experienced by the people of Ginseng Country due to the Jeju Air plane crash.

The decision to cancel the All Star V-League match was delivered directly by the South Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) on Monday, December 30, 2024.

"This is a very difficult situation to host an All Star Game that must be held in a festive atmosphere during the national mourning period, when the entire nation was mourning the plane crash that occurred yesterday," said a KOVO statement quoted by Naver.

To appreciate the mourning situation that is being felt by the community, KOVO is also trying to refrain from excitement. However, they are still trying to think about how to continue the agenda conducively.

"We are also considering ways to proceed calmly, refrain from events and cheers."

"We decided that it didn't match the meaning of the All Star game, where everyone had to laugh and have fun with the fans," KOVO continued.

Before finally deciding to cancel the South Korean Volleyball All Star match, KOVO had considered postponing the All Star Game for two to three weeks.

However, the situation was deemed not conducive and KOVO also expressed his condolences for this incident.

"We have carefully reviewed the option to postpone the All Star Game for 2-3 weeks. However, this has also caused many difficulties due to the complicated adjustment of each club's match schedule and stadium rental issues."

"Once again, we extend our deepest condolences to the victims and their families who were left behind as a result of this disaster," KOVO concluded in a statement.