Nine sport federations under the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) entered the Olympic Park Handball Arena in Songpa District, Seoul, on the morning of the 8th. It had been 95 days since the June 3 local elections.
Officials from the sport organizations entered the Handball Arena at about 9:21 a.m. that day. The National Election Commission and the special counsel's team for the commission went in first and took preservation measures for items such as ballots inside the Handball Arena.
The nine federations housed in the Handball Arena had been unable to enter because protests continued in front of the arena over a "ballot shortage situation." Some protesters objected that day as well, but after police were deployed, a path was opened for the sport organization officials to go in.
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said it would retrieve administrative documents kept in the offices, accounting and contract materials, competition operation supplies, and items related to national team training and competition participation to minimize the prolonged work disruption.
In particular, with the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ahead, the committee said it needs to secure essential supplies. A Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) official said, "The resident federations have had difficulty performing normal duties because they have been unable to use their offices for an extended period," and added, "We intend to remove essential work items for at least partial normalization of operations."