 |
| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled |
|
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled |
|
Yang Chung-yeon, secretary-general of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, and Park Jong-chul, head of the Icheon National Training Center, held a retirement ceremony on the 26th to complete his four-year term.
The Korea Sports Association for the Disabled held a retirement ceremony for the 5th Secretary-General and the 7th athlete village head at the Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul, at 3 p.m. on the 26th. At the retirement ceremony on this day, athletes, employees, and executives and employees of affiliated organizations who have been with President Yang and Chief Park for the past four years attended the ceremony to thank them for their hard work and share their separation.
Secretary-General Yang Choong-yeon was a former member of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Trust among seniors and juniors was high throughout the 34 years of working at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Promotion, Director of Operational Support at the Korea Museum of History, and Director of General Affairs at the Korea National University of Arts. After being appointed with the approval of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in June 2021, he devoted himself to the development of sports for the disabled in Korea for four years.
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled |
|
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled |
|
Park Jong-chul, the head of the athletes' village, is a legend of Korea's disabled sports. A former gold medalist in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Paralympics, he was recognized as a sports administrator in various fields such as daily sports, professional sports, and public relations offices after joining the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled in 2003. Since 2021, he has worked as the head of the athletes' village and led the team as the general manager of the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games, the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games for the Disabled, and the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympic Games. We put all our energy into training and focusing on exercise in a better environment for juniors.
Chung Jin-wan, president of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, said at the retirement ceremony that `I would like to express my gratitude to President Yang Choong-yeon and Chief Park Jong-cheol, who have devoted themselves for four years to develop sports for the disabled and congratulate them on their new journey.' Since taking office in June 2021, he has made generous efforts to help our sports for the disabled grow to the next level." "It was impressive and inspiring for us all to strengthen the organization's integrity and commitment to disabled athletes. He has always created an organizational culture of communicating with employees with a warm heart and sharing them with them."
He then conveyed his warm greetings to Chief Park Jong-chul 'Paralimpian Dong-in'. As a legend and pillar of the history of sports for the disabled in Korea, Chief Park Jong-cheol devoted his life to the development of sports for the disabledThe name of Park Jong-chul, a gold weightlifting medalist in the history of the Paralympics, remained forever, and he took care of the athletes like a family so that they could train in a better environment and worked hard for their dreams. We'll all remember that feeling.' Chairman Chung then commended President Yang and Chief Park for their hard work by delivering a plaque commemorating their tenure. The appreciation and support of the Korean Sports Association's labor union for the disabled, the junior members of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the association, the judging committee, and the leadership committee continued.
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled |
|
President Yang Choong-yeon, who accompanied his family on this day, said in his retirement speech that `there was a meeting of former and current civil servants of the Ministry of Culture at the end of the year. The junior said, 'Mr. President, are you a flower now?It's right to ask ' All 38 years of public service and public institution service, now is the flower.' Thank you for allowing me to spend four years like flowers.' "Especially, I would like to say sorry to my wife, Kim Na-yoon, not thank you. He even went from a ninth-grade civil servant to a section chief. In the past, when it comes to civil servants, 'Parkbong' was followed like a synonym. It started with a bare fist. My wife raised a child and raised assets by splitting the thin salary. I would like to express my gratitude and apologies at the public meetingThere was applause when the words " came out. "It is the result of your passion and dedication that you have been evaluated like a flower for four years." Thank you for following and pushing me well. Looking back on the four years, there have been two reorganizations, normalizing their own budgets with funds, starting league games, and the Oulim Sports Festival.He also experienced three Paralympics: the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, the Beijing Winter Paralympics in 2022, and the Paris Paralympics in 2024. It's been an honor for me to work with you for the past four years," he said, expressing his appreciation. He also did not forget to greet Chief Park Jong-chul, who is retiring together. "I'm a four-year retirement ceremony, but Park is a 22-year retirement ceremony after working for the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled." I think it will be much more regrettable than I am, but I wish you good luck in your future work, it was an honor to spend four years as a fellow Paralympian."
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled |
|
The Paralympic Legends Chief Park Jong-chul continued his retirement speech. "I would like to thank Chairman Chung Jin-wan and the staff for preparing this opportunity today. Thank you.We choked up with a greeting of ". As of July 1, 2023, he was selected as a special bond for athletes of the Korea Disabled Welfare Promotion Association and began working. With the initial intention at that time, I worked for 22 years with the idea of keeping the basics as an administrator. That kind of mind remains the same now." "I was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the South Korean team at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and I was proud that this happened because I continued to be on the field as the general manager at the main stadium of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics." "He was a former athlete, worked as an employee for 20 years, and has worked as an athlete's village head since August 2021. Thank you to Chairman Chung Jin-wan for giving me the opportunity, and as a former player, it is really a 'special' and a big debt in my life to go from an employee to an athlete's village head. Thank you and I will continue to pay this debt."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
