Seoul Forest Sports Association 'True Fan' Rep. Kim Ye-ji, who was inaugurated for three years"I'm moved because I feel like I'm strengthening my foundation for being together in life"

Nov 09, 2024

The 3rd Seoul Forest Sports Festival was held at the Seoul National University Gymnasium on the 2nd. Kim Ye-ji, a lawmaker of the People's Power, is presenting medals to students at Jongam Middle School. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /24.11.02/

2024 Seoul Forest Sports Festival was held at Seoul National University Gymnasium on the 2nd. Kim Ye-ji, a member of the People's Power, is giving a greeting. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /24.11.02/

"Today is about power, together, and having fun!"

The bright energy of Rep. Kim Ye-ji (Power of the People) of the Seoul Forest Sports Association 'True Fan' raised the gym 'Tension' by 200 times. Students who broke down the barriers of disability and non-disability and became 'we' cheered and applauded Kim's words.

Rep. Kim is a `everyone's sports day' and the `real fan' of the Seoul Forest Sports Association. Since the first episode in 2022, he has cheered for the mingling sports of 24 disabled and non-disabled students in Seoul every year. He also joined the 3rd Seoul Forest Sports Festival held at Seoul National University Gymnasium on the 2nd. It has been three years in a row.

Rep. Kim, who visited the gym with a guide dog 'Joy', looked brighter and more energetic than anyone else. He said "I'm with you for the third time, and some students may be new. Thank you to all the students, teachers, and volunteers who came to this Seoul Forest Sports Festival that there are schools that have never come out, but there are schools that only come out once. It is said that they came from 24 schools. I came out with the guide dog 'Joy' to cheer you on. I'm going to cheer for 'Joy' too. Today is about power, together, and having fun. It means we're hanging out with each other. You're going to be a college student. I want to come here and serveI hope the competition exists until I feel like it. Ranking doesn't matter. Don't try to win too much, don't get hurt, and I hope it will be an opportunity to hang out with each other like the words of this competition. Here, now, us, together! Let's not win, but enjoy it," he said in a message of support.

Rep. Kim entered the National Assembly as the 21st proportional convention. He proposed 169 bills in the 21st National Assembly. Of these, 42 have been passed. It was the sixth of the 300 MPs, 'Icons of hard work'. In particular, it set an example for lawmakers as well as proportional representation as a bill that changes the daily lives of disabled parties. He achieved a daunting `re-election of proportional representation.' He is also working hard in the 22nd National Assembly. Representative Kim proposed a partial amendment to the Act on Support for Activities of Persons with Disabilities for the Elderly aged 65 or older, a 3 corporation that guarantees the right to watch sports for the disabled, the Framework Act on Sports, the Act on Promotion of Sports Industry, and the National Sports Promotion Act.

Despite his busy schedule, he visited the Seoul Forest Sports Festival and cheered the students with passion. Lawmaker Kim said, `At first, I was a little worried because I thought the Seoul Forest Sports Association would stop at once. However, thanks to so many people's support, support, and support, I'm so happy that I was able to come to the third episode. In particular, Jang Mi-ran, the second vice minister of culture, sports and tourism, came. There are not many competitions in which the government, local governments, and the media joined forces. It is a competition for students, and what is more meaningful is that it is a competition with disabled and non-disabled students. When disabled and non-disabled friends grow up in the future, it seems that the foundation for creating an opportunity not only for competitions but also for them to be together in life is solid. I'm so touched." He smiled broadly.

The 3rd Seoul Forest Sports Festival was held at the Seoul National University Gymnasium on the 2nd. Kim Ye-ji, a lawmaker of the People's Power, is taking a commemorative photo with participants of Jongam Middle School. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /24.11.02/

Rep. Kim said, "I felt the bright energy of the students at the scene, and at the same time, I felt a greater sense of responsibility." He said "Apart from disability-non-disability, there really seems to be no opportunity for middle school students to get along with more studies. However, I am so grateful that there seems to be continuous opportunities for disabled and non-disabled students to hang out together and improve their health through physical education, not just hanging out. It is not just the end of this competition, but I hope that academic research and forums will also be held on how important integrated sports are and how they affect our society. I hope there will be an opportunity to be applied to the educational field, not to enjoy it one day a year."

Then "In many cases, disabled friends attending general schools are excluded. In fact, the only time you can win or lose is during school physical education. There is definitely a way to be together in a slightly different direction even for that time. I hope there will be an opportunity for today's ideology and important values to continue to melt in general physical education classes and school physical education, not a one-day competition enjoyed by everyone. In fact, I thought it would end only after the second episode, but I ended up doing the third episode together. I'm glad we can do it together until the 7th episode. We will continue to support you and continue to work together to create an environment where our students can enjoy healthily in legislative and policy at the National Assembly."

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