Chairman Lee Ki-heung is invited to attend the last Greek General Assembly in March

Jan 31, 2025

Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korean Olympic Committee (IOC), will join the last general meeting at the invitation of Thomas Bach, chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Chairman Lee Ki-heung said in a press release on the 31st that `Chairman Lee will receive an invitation letter from Chairman Bach and attend the 144th IOC General Assembly to be held in Greece on March 18-20, 2025.' Chairman Bach wrote to Chairman Lee Ki-heung on the 20th (Monday) with great regret that Chairman Lee Ki-heung was unable to serve as a member of the IOC representing the country. Chairman Bach said Chairman Lee Ki-heung has consistently demonstrated Olympic values and leadership over the past five years. He highly praised the ability and performance of operation and management at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the 2024 Gangwon Youth Winter Olympics for Korea's sports development and leaving an Olympic legacy. The achievements of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics were a good demonstration of the leadership and dedication of Chairman Lee Ki-heung. We praised the achievements of Korean sports because of the solid foundation we built during Lee Ki-heung's five years in office,' he said. Chairman Bach expressed his regret and invited Chairman Lee Ki-heung to the 144th 10C General Assembly to be held in Greece on March 18-20, 2025, and Chairman Lee sent a letter last week to Chairman Bach on January 23rd, along with a letter of appreciation in response to the invitation.'

He also said, `President Lee accepted the election results on the evening of the election and called the president-elect of the Korea Sports Council Yoo Seung Min to congratulate him.' Chairman Lee Ki-heung said, `President-elect Lee Yoo Seung Min will become a new pillar of the Korean sports community in the future. With his experience as a member of the IOC athletes' committee in the international arena and as a president of the table tennis association, he said, `Do well for the development of sports in the Republic of Korea.' He added, `President-elect Yoo Seung Min asked former President Lee Ki-heung for his guidance in the future and said he would serve him well.'

Meanwhile, Chairman Lee Ki-heung, who left for Inje, Gangwon Province after completing his term early, plans to focus on his work on the Jogye Order in Seoul and Inje by February next year as the permanent representative of the Korean Buddhism Jogye Order Buddhist Leaders Forum.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.