Yoon Hong-geun, chairman of the Skating Union, will not run for the next chairman's election...Leader's Federation Declares Support for President Lee Soo-kyung
Jan 08, 2025
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Chairman Yoon announced on the 8th that he would not run for the 34th presidential election. The Ice Federation said Chairman Yoon Hong-geun expressed his intention not to run for the next chairman's election and thanked the ice skaters who accompanied him for four years.
Chairman Yoon was elected by running alone in the 33rd presidential election of the Skating Union, which was designated as a management organization from 2018 to 2020. He submitted an expression of his intention to register as a candidate for presidential election to the Federation at the end of last year, but decided not to seek a second term.
Chairman Yoon has continued his activities as the head of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics squad, the chairman of the organizing committee for the 2023 International Skating Union (ISU) World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, and the organizing committee for the fourth ISU short track world tour 2023-2024.
He also provided support to boost athletes' morale by increasing Olympic athletes' rewards, providing chicken pensions, and supporting local food and beverage when dispatched to international competitions for the national team.
Chairman Yoon said, `It seems that the difficult ice skating industry has stabilized to some extent through the efforts of the executive and secretariat over the past four years.' `We hope that the new executive will further develop our ice skating industry. As an eternal ice maker, we will continue to show interest and support for the development of the Korean ice skating industry anytime, anywhere." And "We plan to continue to support unpopular sports and aspiring sports players in the future," he added.
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Lee, a figure skater and former ISU data operator, international referee, and director of the Korea Skating Union, announced his candidacy for president in November last year.
The registration period for candidates for the presidential election of the Ice Skating Union is 15-16 days, and if there is one candidate, the election management committee will decide whether there is a reason for disqualification without voting and announce the winner. The presidential election is on the 24th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
