Park In-bee failed to become an IOC athlete, South Korea shrinks to two IOC members from next year

Aug 08, 2024

"Golf Empress" Park In-bee (36) unfortunately failed in the election for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) athletes. As a result, Korea will have two IOC members starting next year.

Park In-bee, a gold medalist in women's golf at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, failed to make the top four of the world's 28 candidates for the committee at 9 p.m. on the 8th (Korea time) at the Main Press Center (MPC) in Paris, France.

As a result, Park In-bee's attempt to become the third Korean IOC athlete after Moon Dae-sung (2008-2016) and current member Yoo Seung Min (2016-2024) failed unfortunately. Moon was elected during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Yoo during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Park In-bee arrived in France on the afternoon of July 22 and started her campaign the next day around the Saint-Denis Olympic Village and stadiums, and finished her campaign on the 7th. Recently, he actively campaigned with his pregnant second child in the womb and received a lot of support from Olympians who participated in the Paris Olympics. Based on her experience, Park Eun-bi actively appealed her ambition to work for strengthening the rights of working mother athletes, the well-being of athletes, and future education. He also expressed his opinion on the revitalization of the Olympics of golf, his sport. However, the final vote did not make the top four. First place was Alison Felix (Athletics, USA) with 2,880 votes, German gymnast Kim Bu-i (Germany) with 1,721, Jessica Fox (Canu, Australia) with 1,567, and tennis Marcus Daniel (New Zealand) came in fourth.

wman@sportschosun.com

Park In-bee failed to become an IOC athlete, South Korea shrinks to two IOC members from next year

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