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| Participants in the Harbin Winter Asian Games |
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| Conversation Minister Yoo In-chon and Yoo Seung Min |
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| Minister Yoo In-chon saluting the flag and the elected Yoo Seung Min |
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) and the Korea Sports Council (hereinafter referred to as the Sports Council) held a decision ceremony for the Korean team at the "2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games" at 3 p.m. on the 24th at Olympic Parktel Olympia Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
More than 200 people, including Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yoo In-chon, Yoo Seung Min Chairman-elect, Yoon Sung-wook, Secretary-General of the Korea Sports Association, Choi Hong-hoon, Head of the Korea Sports Association, Deputy Director Shin Dong-kwang (Director of the Korea Sports Association), City and Provincial Sports Association, Ice Rink (Short Track, Figure), Ice Hockey, Snowboard, Biathlon, Curling, Ski Mountaineering, etc., attended the ceremony to strengthen their determination to win and pledge good performance.
The Harbin Winter Asian Games, which will be held for the first time in eight years since the 2017 Sapporo Games, will be held in Harbin, China from the 7th to the 14th of next month, with 1,275 people from 34 countries participating, the highest number ever in the Winter Asian Games. They compete for 64 gold medals in six events and 11 divisions. The ice skating event will be held in Harbin City and the snow event will be held in Yabuli, about 200 kilometers from Harbin. South Korea will send a total of 223 athletes (149 athletes and 74 executives) in six sports.
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Secretary-General Yoon Sung-wook, who is awarded short-term
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Yoon Sung-wook, Secretary-General of the Korea Sports Association, said in his opening speech, `I hope that athletes will show their skills and achieve the desired results. We share friendship and emotion through sports with athletes from all over the world, and look forward to further growth. "Safety is of the utmost importance. The Korea Sports Council will do its best to support the athletes so that they can finish the tournament safely and come back healthy"I promised.
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| Congratulating Minister Yoo In-chon |
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Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yoo In-chon said in a congratulatory speech "Players, thank you for your hard work. I'm looking forward to the fruits of your sweat and hard work. 2025 Proud National Team Congratulations on your great start" he said hello. "Congratulations to the president-elect of the Korea Sports Council, Yoo Seung Min"," he added. "As it is the first competition in eight years, the athletes who have prepared for this competition will be determined differently." Since the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Korea has continued to perform in barren winter events. "Thanks to the athletes and leaders who have been training silently..." he praised "I heard that he will compete in all events for the first time in this competition." It marked a meaningful milestone in the history of sports in Korea. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to provide policy support to expand the base of winter sports and focus only on training. "I look forward to impressing the people by showing their skills without regret in their respective events." I will join you in Harbin at the opening ceremony. I'll cheer for you on the spot. I look forward to showing the sports spirit of Korea to all Asians as an example" delivered the message.
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| Short-term rocking leader Choi Hong-hoon |
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| Smile Boy Cha Jun-hwan |
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Harbin Winter Asian Games athletes taking commemorative photos
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Replying Choi Hong-hoon
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Choi Hong-hoon, head of the Korea Snowboard Association, said in an exploration, `Please take pride in representing the Republic of Korea and work hard to show great fair play as well as targeted achievements.' "We will do our best to support the athletes so that they can fully concentrate on the game and show their skills in good health and safety." We ask for your interest and support." Following the screening of the team's introduction video, Secretary-General Yoon Sung-wook delivered a short-term to Choi Hong-hoon, and the winter journey to Harbin began.
South Korea ranked third overall after host Kazakhstan (32, silver 21, bronze 17) and Japan (13, silver 23, bronze 16) with 13 gold medals, 12 silver, and 13 bronze medals at the 7th Astana-Almaty Games in 2011, and ranked second overall after host Japan (27, silver 21, bronze 26) with 16 gold, 18 silver, and 16 bronze medals at the 8th Sapporo Games in 2017. The Korea Sports Council's expected overall ranking for this tournament is third to fourth. Expectations are high on short track, speed, and figure skating, which are traditional strong events. Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), Kim Ki-li (Seongnam City Hall), Park Ji-won (Seoul City Hall), speed skater Kim Min-sun (Uijeong City Hall), figure skater Cha Jun-hwan (Korea University), and snowboarder Lee Chae-woon (Surigo) are expected to compete in gold. The squad is scheduled to depart for Harbin on the 4th of next month via Asiana Airlines flight OZ339 and return home on the 15th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
