Beijing, 4 Apr (Zhongxin Net) -- According to information on the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on 13 April, the State Council appointed and dismissed state functionaries and removed Du Zhaocai from his post as deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports.

Screenshot of the advisory

On April 4, the website of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported that "Du Zhaocai, member of the leading party group and deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision and investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission." ”

Public reports show that Du Zhaocai was a former athlete of the Jilin ice hockey team and Bayi ice hockey team, and studied at the Shenyang Sports Institute after retiring. In March 2002, he became the deputy director of the Sports Bureau of Liaoning Province.

Before taking charge of football, Du Zhaocai served as the deputy director of the Handball and Softball Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports. In January 2009, he was transferred to the Athletics Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China as the director and was elected to the IAAF Council.

Six years ago, Du Zhaocai entered the field of football and was involved in football management. In June 6, he became the Party Secretary of the Chinese Football Association. In October 2017, Du Zhaocai officially became the deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports.

At the 2022th East Asian Football Federation Congress held in April 4, Du Zhaocai was elected president of the East Asian Football Federation as the only candidate for a four-year term. However, at the recent AFC Congress, Du Zhaocai won the bottom of the 10-4 election, declaring his election to the FIFA Council of Directors unsuccessful.

Infographic: Du Zhaocai. Image source: Chinese Football Association

Previously, according to the website of the State General Administration of Sports, Du Zhaocai was responsible for football-related work, docking with FIFA, AFC, the Inter-ministerial Joint Conference on Football Reform and Development of the State Council, etc., responsible for the training, participation and bidding and preparation of national teams at all levels and holding various events in China, as well as youth football and mass football; Responsible for the training, participation in athletics, swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and other summer sports and the preparation of various events in China; and other tasks assigned by comrades. Directing the Football Association, liaising with the Football Development Foundation; He is in charge of the athletics center and the swimming center, and guides the work of the athletics association.

On February 2 this year, Chen Jiayuan, chairman of the Chinese Football Association and deputy secretary of the Party Committee, reported that he was investigated. Later, Du Zhaocai presided over the meeting, emphasizing that the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Association firmly support and resolutely support the discipline inspection and supervision authorities in reviewing and investigating Chen Jiayuan.

However, 46 days after Chen Jiayuan's report was investigated, Du Zhaocai himself appeared in the report.

Now, he has been officially dismissed from office. (End)