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'Asia's first bobsleigh Olympic medalist'Won Yun-jong has been selected as a domestic candidate for the IOC Athletes' Commission election, which will take place during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
On the 26th, the evaluation committee of the Korea Olympic Committee conducted a private interview with two candidates, Cha Jun-hwan and Won Yoon-jong of figure skating, and comprehensively reviewed evaluation items such as language level, candidate suitability, Olympic experience and performance. On the 27th, the athletes' committee finally decided to recommend Won Yoon-jong as a domestic candidate for the IOC athletes' committee based on the results of the evaluation committee.
The Korean Olympic Committee plans to submit candidate documents to the IOC by the 14th of next month, the deadline for recommendation. The IOC will review the qualification requirements for candidates submitted by each NOC and announce the final candidates for the election around the second half of 2025.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
