Chung Jin-wan, chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, wins his first consecutive term!
Jan 16, 2025
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Chairman Chung won the election on the 16th at the Seoul Olympic Parktel in Songpa-gu, Seoul, with 57 out of 64 votes cast. Candidate No. 1 Lee Jae-hwal received seven votes. The election was held for two days from January 2nd to 3rd, and two candidates campaigned for 12 days from January 4th to 15th.
The final electors confirmed on the 6th were a total of 66 including 15 heads of the provincial and provincial sports council for the disabled, 31 heads of political groups, 8 representatives, 4 leaders, 4 judges, 2 academic representatives, 1 IPC executive committee member with Korean nationality and 1 IPC athlete member. Of these, 64 participated in the election.
President-elect Chung Jin-wan has been working tirelessly for the past four years to build a sports environment for the disabled where the disabilities we have as the 5th chairman are no longer obstacles."We will do our best to increase the sustainability of sports for the disabled and create an environment in which all athletes with disabilities can take pride in the new four years." We will open a new future for sports for the disabled through inclusion and innovation" expressed his feelings about winning the election.
Chung Jin-wan, a former gold medalist in shooting at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, has not only elevated the status of Korea's disabled sports as an athlete, but has also been active as an administrator. After serving as the secretary-general of the Chungcheongnam-do Sports Association for the Disabled, the director of the Sports Department for the Disabled at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the head of the Icheon Sports Village of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, Chung won a second term as president of the 5th Korea Sports Association for the Disabled.
Photo 1. At the election for the 6th president of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled held at the Olympic Parktel in Seoul on January 16, Chung Jin-wan, the elected president, is giving his speech.
Photo 2. Oh Jin-hak, chairman of the election campaign committee of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, delivers a certificate of election to Chung Jin-wan at the 6th Korea Sports Council presidential election held at the Olympic Parktel in Seoul on Jan. 16.
Photo 3. Choi Dong-sil, acting chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, delivers a bouquet of flowers to Chung Jin-wan during the election for the 6th president of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled at the Olympic Parktel in Seoul on Jan. 16.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
