The Ministry of Education yesterday proposed an amendment that would disqualify members of national sports teams and suspend their subsidies for up to five years for actions or speech that tarnish the nation’s honor.
The draft amendment has been dubbed the “Huang Yu-ting (黃郁婷) clause” after the Taiwanese speedskater posted images of herself practicing in China’s national team jersey before the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.
Despite this, she led the nation’s athletes as a flagbearer at the opening ceremony, upsetting many in Taiwan.
This led the ministry to draft an amendment to the Regulations Concerning Audition, Training and Registration of Sports Coaches
By Rachel Lin and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of Education yesterday proposed an amendment that would disqualify members of national sports teams and suspend their subsidies for up to five years for actions or speech that tarnish the nation’s honor.