The overwhelming re-election, Jung Jin-wan, chairman of the Sports Council for the Disabled, and all three major sports organizations are Olympic and Paralympic 金 medalists!The best synergy will come out
Jan 16, 2025
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Chung Jin-wan, chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, sang a new four-year hope after winning re-election for the first time in history with overwhelming votes. 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 final electors totaled 66 people, including 15 heads of the provincial and provincial sports council for the disabled, 31 heads of regular blind organizations, 8 athletes, 4 leaders, 4 judges, 2 academic representatives, 1 IPC executive member and 1 IPC athlete member. Of these, 64 participated in the election.
Chung Jin-wan, a former gold medalist in shooting at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, was elected as the 5th president of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled in 2021, following the secretary-general of the Chungnam Sports Council for the Disabled, the head of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the head of the Icheon Sports Village of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled.
Following Ha Hyung-joo, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, and Yoo Seung Min, president-elect of the Athens Olympics table tennis singles gold medalist, Chung was re-elected on the same day, writing a new history that all three heads of Korea's major sports organizations were former Olympic and Paralympic gold medalists.
At a press conference after his election, Chung said, `Those who were medalists know the minds of athletes and leaders better than anyone else. I know the cries of players and leaders who want change and reform. I've already spoken to the chairman of Yoo Seung Min. Chairman Yoo has been interested in sports for the disabled since the chairman of the 2018 Pyeongchang Foundation, and he also gave one-point lessons during the international camp of table tennis dreamers. He has a higher affection for physical education for the disabled than any other Olympian in history. Watching Chairman Yoo win the election, I think I also cheered up and held the election well. I'm glad to see that collaboration with the Sports Council for the Disabled will go well in the future." `Wouldn't there be a lot of things to do together in the future, with the heads of the three major sports organizations from the Olympic and Paralympic gold medalists gathering?'' he expected. Chairman of the corporation Ha Hyung-joo is also well aware of the meaning of the historic 88 Seoul Olympics, which were held together for the first time in one space. We talked about celebrating the 88 Olympic and Paralympic Games together. In the future, sports organizations will think about how to develop co-prosperity and work together" conveyed his will. Asked about the merits of the athlete-turned-chief, Chairman Chung replied, "'Knowing the field well, knowing better than anyone else what the attempts, sports organizations, leaders, and athletes want.' "In my case, I know what disabled people and sports people want. He also has excellent communication skills through sports. Field-based policies have less chance of failure"
Chairman Chung said, `We have achieved 50 percent of our target over the past four years. I'll make up 50% of what I didn't achieve in the next four years" expressed his determination. This year, when the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, established in 2005, marks its 20th anniversary, there are two main reasons why Chairman Chung aspired to be re-elected. To create a system in which junior athletes with disabilities are freely trained and nurtured, the establishment of a sports medical school specializing in sports for the disabled and a support center for improving performance was a top priority. The second is the will to realize Korea's dream of becoming a global leader in the international sports world for the disabled. Chairman Chung said, `I have a big dream for the new year. This year's IPC regular general meeting, which marks its 20th anniversary, will be held in Seoul from September 22 to 28. At this meeting, he said, "I want to make a history that Korea's sports for the disabled become a global leader and a leader in sports for the disabled around the world." A detailed plan will be announced around March. Just as the 1988 Seoul Paralympics led the Paralympic movement around the world, I want to create that image again in Seoul in 2025.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
