尹President "Cheering with the people of the Paris Paralympics"

Aug 19, 2024

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the State Council

Courtesy of the Korean Sports Council for the Disabled

"The Paris Paralympics will begin on August 28. I will cheer with the people once again."

President Yoon Suk Yeol presided over a cabinet meeting at the presidential office building in Yongsan on the 19th and called for public interest in the Paris Paralympics following the Paris Olympics.

At the Cabinet meeting, President Yoon praised the Paris Olympics, saying, `Our national team and leadership have achieved the best results ever in the smallest competition in 48 years.' `Our athletes' appearance impressed the people, and their fighting spirit and spirit were the pride of the Republic of Korea.' Then "The Paris Paralympics will begin on August 28. The hot challenge of the 177-member Korean team will impress all the people again." "I will cheer with the people once again on the 12-day journey of winning by crossing the boundaries..." he promised.

Courtesy of the Korean Sports Council for the Disabled

The Paris Paralympics will open on the 28th and run until September 8. South Korea expects 177 athletes (83 athletes and 94 executives) from 17 sports to win more than five gold medals and enter the top 20 in the overall ranking. Boccia (Jeong Ho-won, Kang Sun-hee, etc.) of Tuhon, who achieved nine consecutive victories at the Tokyo Paralympics, will challenge for the 10th consecutive victory, while women's ballgame goalball, which won a ticket to the Paralympics in 28 years, will challenge the Paris stage. Kim Hwang-tae, the best ironman of our time, will compete in the Paralympic Games for the first time 'Taegwon Youth' Joo Jung-hoon will challenge for the second consecutive medal following the Tokyo bronze medal. Table tennis, which is full of aces such as Seo Soo-yeon and Yoon Ji-yu, and Cho Jung-doo and Park Jin-ho are also expected to roar gold in shooting. Culture Minister Yoo In-chon will attend the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics. Minister Yoo, who cheered Hong Seok-man's world record gold medal during the 2008 Beijiang Paralympics, is a big fan of the Paralympics. He also attended the Paralympic team's determination ceremony and encouraged them. Jang Mi-ran, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will attend the closing ceremony.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

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