It's a surprise. Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province defeated Seoul Metropolitan Government and took the opportunity to challenge for the hosting of the 2036 Olympics as the representative of the Republic of Korea.
At the general meeting of delegates held at Olympic Parktel Olympia Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 28th, the Korean Sports Council selected Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province (Jeonju) as the city applying for domestic hosting for the 2036 Summer Olympics.
At the first general meeting of delegates, when the 42nd chairman of the Korean Sports Council in Yoo Seung Min began his first official term, the hottest agenda, '2036 Summer Olympics bid city' was held.
On November 12 last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province (Jeonju) received applications for attraction. An evaluation committee led by Lee Sang-hyun, chairman of the Korea Cycling Federation, was formed, and the evaluation result report was completed on the 21st of last month after a preliminary meeting and on-site inspection. The evaluation results of the evaluation committee were originally decided by the international committee of the Korea Sports Council on the 24th. After the 38th board of directors deliberated on the 17th, on-site voting was conducted for delegates from 38 Olympic sports in Seoul and Jeonbuk at the general meeting of delegates.
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| Seoul Special Mayor Oh Se-hoon VS North Jeolla Province Governor Kim Kwan-young |
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In front of the Olympic Parktel on this day, there was a heated competition between Seoul and Jeonbuk, where about 500 Seoul citizens and Jeonbuk residents gathered two hours before the general meeting. Let's meet in Seoul at the 2036 Olympics!' 'Environmental Olympics, Surplus Olympics, Mainland Competitiveness! Seoul Olympics!' '2036 Summer Olympics is Seoul Economic Olympics!' When the Jeonbuk bid support team picked up the picket, 'Representational! Leave it to Jeonbuk, you can do it really well!' 'A dream of Jeonbuk! He countered with a picket saying, "Wish for Jeonbuk to host the 2036 Summer Olympics." The shouts of "'Seoul! Seoul!' came back to the echo of "'Jeonbuk! Jeonbuk!'"
Kim Kwan-young, governor of North Jeolla Province, visited the general assembly hall in a white durumagi before 2 p.m., the start of the general assembly, holding hands of delegates and reporters one by one, and appealing for support. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon also arrived at the general assembly hall around 2:50 to prepare a presentation.
From 3:05 p.m., each 45-minute presentation of the host city followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who first took the podium, gave the title of '2036 Seoul Olympics and Paralympics Hosting Plan'. The Olympic and Paralympic Games have been added. As the chairman of the Seoul Sports Council for the Disabled, he did not forget the historical legacy of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which hosted the Olympics and Paralympics side by side for the first time in history. "From the day I returned to Seoul mayor four years ago, I prepared for the Seoul Olympics."He emphasized the necessity of hosting the Seoul Olympics to lead an integrated society beyond conflict and division. In particular, Mayor Oh released the results of a poll that states that 91.3% of the people want to host the Seoul Olympics, and 85.3% of Seoul citizens agree to host the Seoul Olympics. In addition, he actively appealed that Seoul, a global city, is advantageous in terms of international competitiveness under the assumption of 'Why does the IOC pay attention to Seoul?'
Governor of North Jeolla Province Kim Kwan-young, who started the presentation with the title of `Overcoming Everyone's Limits, New Harmony,' said, `You may worry about whether Jeonju will be able to do well in the Olympics. At the end of this presentation, I will do my best to explain Jeonju and North Jeolla Province as the most competitive alternatives," he expressed his will to win. Then 'We decided to go to the moon. I challenge it not because it's easy, but because it's difficult,' he quoted U.S. President Kennedy as saying, appealing to the votes of delegates. Governor Kim said "Australia has hosted the Olympics three times. Melbourne, Sydney. It was always different to Brisbane. It is intended to achieve balanced development of different cities and territories. "After the 1988 Seoul Olympics, we tried to challenge the 2032 Seoul Olympics but failed. In 2036, what products should we take with us?", and threw the topic of 'balanced regional development and harmony'. Then "Local cities have been responsible for sports in Korea. 12.5% of international competitions were held in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, and the remaining 87.5% were held in other regionsHe expressed confidence in the success of Jeonbuk and Jeonju, the center of the K-culture, to host the Olympics.
After the announcement, questioning, and response of representatives from both local governments, the vote of representatives for the Olympic event was held after the announcement of the evaluation results of the evaluation committee by Chairman Lee Sang-hyun. Principles decided by a majority of 61 delegates from Olympic sports member organizations. Jeonbuk won by a landslide with 49 votes, Seoul with 11 votes and one invalid vote. Jeonbuk's earnest sincerity worked in the situation where the majority expected Seoul to win. It succeeded in moving the minds of the delegates. Chairman Yoo and North Jeolla Province Governor Kim Kwan-young shook hands with the agreement side by side after the announcement of the results of the vote by Chairman Kim Yoo Seung Min of the Korean Sports Council, who is the `chairperson.' It was a moment of reversal when Jeonbuk was confirmed as the representative of the Republic of Korea and the city applying for the hosting of the 2036 Summer Olympics.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
