"Paris, I wish you the glorious city of One Team Korea!" 144 South Korean players X 118 leaders made a hot decision (on-site report)

Jul 09, 2024

Prime Minister Han Deok-soo encouraged

For the new Olympic history,

"May Paris, the city of culture and art, become the most honored city in your life!'(Prime Minister Han Deok-soo)

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Sports Council held a ceremony to decide the Republic of Korea's team for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics at the Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul, at 3 p.m. on the 9th. Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Chairman Jeon Jae-soo, Rep. Lim Oh-kyung, Rep. Jin Jong-oh, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon, Second Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran, Korean Sports Council President Lee Ki-heung, and Head of the Paris Olympic Team attended the ceremony to encourage Korean national teams to challenge for the Paris Olympics.

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be held from the 26th to the 11th of next month, and 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will participate in 329 detailed events in 32 sports. Team Korea will send a total of 262 athletes (144 athletes and 118 leaders) from 22 sports teams. The KOC has set a target of five to six gold medals and 15th overall in archery and fencing. At the Tokyo Games three years ago, South Korea ranked 16th overall with six gold medals.

Prime Minister Han Deok-soo salutes the national flag with Minister Yoo In-chon of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, President Lee Ki-heung of the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee, and the participating athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 9th. 2024.7.9

Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, who opened the exhibition

Chairman Lee Ki-heung said in his opening speech that the Paris Olympics are about 15 days away. The Olympics will be held again in France for the first time in 100 years." It is a new stage of challenge for elite sports in Korea. There will be many difficulties, such as heat, food, and judgment issues, but I hope our players will show their capabilities and efforts that they have prepared well for a long time at this competition and achieve their goals fair and squarely." "I hope you finish the competition safely without injury in a mature form in a competition watched by the world." The Korea Sports Council will actively support players to focus only on the game and play in new condition"I promised.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's congratulatory speech for the Paris Olympic squad

In his words of encouragement, Prime Minister Han applauded his passion and determination to challenge for the best in the world after a hard training session. `Now, the Paris Olympics are more than 15 days away. The Olympics, where athletes and spectators are together after the end of COVID-19, is very meaningful. Your expectations and determination will be different." "The Republic of Korea's national prestige has been enhanced by its strong and outstanding performance in the Olympic Games and demonstrated the Korean people's potential to the world."'It gave people confidence and hope that they could do it in difficult times. Through a wonderful match in Tokyo, he heated up the hearts of the COVID-19-weary people"I looked back. " Now your time is approaching. Our people will cheer for all the players with great enthusiasm,' he said, referring to each member of the team. "There are a total of 144 athletes, including Korean Japanese judoka Heo Mi-mi, descendant of independence activist Heo Seok, Korean clay shooting medalist Ibona 20 years ago, the youngest high school senior Ban Hyo-jin, and Breaking's only b-boy Kim Hong-yeol, who was first adopted in the official Paris Olympics. Your undaunted challenges such as archery, swimming, fencing, and track and field to make a new history are touching"I hope you will show your skills to your heart's content. The government will actively support it." "12 years after the London Olympics, we will run local pre-training camps at the Olympics in Europe and France, and conduct careful projects ranging from psychology, recovery and nutrition. We will do our best to protect the health and safety of our players in the heat"I promised. Prime Minister Han said, `Our country has a special relationship with the Olympics. The 1988 Seoul Olympics was the best Olympics in history that led to East-West harmony over the Cold War. South Korea is currently one of the top 10 developed countries in the world. Young people around the world enjoy our culture such as K-pop and K-food"I hope you will compete proudly as our national team in Paris and share your friendship to your heart's content. Every single one of your stories will resonate greatly with our people and the international community." "City of Culture and Art" May Paris become the most glorious city in your life, and I wish you all the best`' was applauded by the enthusiastic cheering.

Decision Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics held at Olympic Hall

Jeon Jae-soo, chairman of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, said "I'm also very nervous ahead of the Paris Olympics. All Koreans will be watching you with nervousness during the time of your game. Please remember that I am running with you with a trembling heart and a desperate heart and supporting you as much as I can." "There must have been some regrets while preparing for the Olympics. No matter what the policy, budget, or regret, whether it is directed at the National Assembly, the government, or the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee. While preparing for this Olympics, let's put our heads together and fill up what we were sad about." "As the chairman of the Culture and Sports Committee, I will do my best at the National Assembly to make you a country where you can exercise in a better environment and where all Koreans enjoy more sports."I promised. "I hope you will compete with me in Paris and share a wide and deep friendship and friendship with friends around the world who have sweated." It will also give courage and hope to those suffering from climate change, war, poverty and poverty at this time of year."

Jeong Gang-seon, head of the Paris Olympic Games, said on the podium, `We promise that our athletes will do their best and perform well in the spirit of fair play." "We will raise the status of sports-advanced countries and Republic of Korea to the fullest and present impressions to the people through sports by showing exemplary behavior outside the stadium."We will put extra effort into managing the team so that our players can perform at their best in their best condition." He asked for a lot of support so that the South Korean team heading to Paris can achieve the best performance on the dream stage.

Short-term Shaking Head of Team Jeong Kang-seon

Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, then delivered the squad to Chung Kang-sun, the head of the team, and asked for good performance. Prime Minister Han, Chairman Jeon Jae-soo, Minister Yoo In-chon, Chairman Lee Ki-heung, General Manager Chung Kang-sun, Representatives Koo Bon-gil (Fencing), and Kim So-young (Badminton) participate in the hologram ceremony to pray for the Korean team, fighting!chanted " and made a determination to win.

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