「Han Ki-soo Woo Sang-hyuk X Kim Seo-young」Summary of the Paris platform's opening day event

Jul 22, 2024

Swimming Kim Seo-young, who was selected as the South Korean flag bearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics,

Woo Sang-hyuk who reveals his determination to participate in the Olympics

The Korea Sports Association has concluded the open day event of the Team Korea Paris platform (hereinafter 'Platform").

On the 21st, Korean sports and government officials attended the Paris Fontainebleau 'Paris Platform Open Day' event, which functions as a pre-training camp and meal support center for the Korean athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In addition, more than 100 local agencies, including the Fontainebleau City Hall, the French National Defense Sports Center (CNSD), the French National Training Center (INSEP), and domestic and foreign reporters joined to pray for the success of the Korean team and pledge mutual exchange and cooperation.

Interview with Paris Olympic Team

As an open-day pre-ceremony event, an interview with the local press corps was also conducted. Chairman Lee Ki-heung announced the men's and women's flag bearers (Woo Sang-hyuk and Kim Seo-young in track and field), captain (fencing Koo Bon-gil and badminton Kim So-young), and general manager (badminton Kim Hak-kyun), asking for generous support and encouragement for the team, and the players expressed their respective resolutions to participate in the Paris Olympics.

The main ceremony was followed by a welcoming speech by Chairman Lee Ki-heung, a congratulatory speech by Ambassador Choi Jae-chul, Mayor of Fontainebleau, and CNSD Chief of Staff Braung Xavier, a demonstration of French children's taekwondo pumsae and breaking, a tape cutting ceremony, encouraging team training, and a luncheon for Korean food. It was a meaningful occasion to pray for the good performance of the one-team Korea squad and pledge to promote friendship between Korea and France.

Based on the Open Day event, the Korean Sports Council plans to make every effort to support the team throughout the Paris Olympics through close cooperation with local authorities such as Fontainebleau and CNSD.

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