Hana Financial Group Sponsors South Korea's Team for the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Jul 24, 2024

Ham Young-joo, chairman of Hana Financial Group, Chung Jin-wan, president of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, and Park Jong-chul, president of the athletes' village (from left of the front row), are taking a commemorative photo after hosting the 'Hana Financial Group 2024 Paris Paralympic Team Sponsorship Delivery Ceremony' at the Icheon Training Center of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled on the 23rd. Photo courtesy = Korea Sports Council for the Disabled

Hana Financial Group (Chairman Ham Young-joo) has become a strong supporter of the Korean team participating in the '2024 Paris Paralympics'.

On the 23rd, the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled and Hana Financial Group held a 'Hana Financial Group 2024 Paris Paralympic Team Sponsorship Delivery Ceremony' at the Icheon Training Center of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled.

The event was organized to boost the morale of national athletes preparing to participate in the Paris Paralympics, and a total of 30 people attended, including Chung Jin-wan, president of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, Park Jong-chul, chairman of Hana Financial Group Ham Young-joo, executives and employees of both institutions, Kim Hee-jin (goal ball) and Kim Hwang-tae (triathlon).

After the event, Chairman Ham Young-joo traveled around the athletes' village, including goalball courts, badminton courts, swimming pools, and indoor training courses, and encouraged athletes who were sweating over their last-minute training.

Chairman Chung Jin-wan said, "We thank Hana Financial Group for their continued interest and support since the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics" and added, "Please support us until the end to show the skills prepared by the Korean athletes at the upcoming Paris Paralympics."

Ham Young-joo, chairman of Hana Financial Group, visits the Icheon Training Center of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled on the 23rd to encourage the women's goalball team to participate in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Photo courtesy = Korea Sports Council for the Disabled

Chairman Ham Young-joo said, `The passion and hard work of the national athletes representing Korea on the Paralympic stage, where the world's best athletes gather, is moving beyond the boundaries of sports and giving hope to everyone"We will support all members of Hana Financial Group as one so that they can perform at the Paris Paralympics."

Hana Financial Group has been continuously supporting the South Korean team for the Paralympics since the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics. In addition, it is striving to revitalize sports for the disabled in Korea through various sponsorships such as the integrated soccer league for the disabled and non-disabled, the K-League for everyone, and Nordic skiing and curling for the disabled.

wman@sportschosun.com