Archery Kim Woo-jin, track and field Kim Kook-young, figure Cha Jun-hwan, challenged as a member of the Sports Council
Archery Kim Woo-jin, track and field Kim Kook-young, figure Cha Jun-hwan, challenged as a member of the Sports Council
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Lee Dong-chil, Hanamjik Ahn Hong-seok, Kim Kyung-yoon, Lee Dae-ho = Archery Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), track and field Kim Kook-young (Gwangju City Hall), and figure skating Cha Jun-hwan (Seoul Metropolitan City Hall) will challenge the Korean Sports Council's athletes.
According to Korean sports organizations on the 5th, Kim Woo-jin, a three-time archer at the Paris Olympics last year, Kim Kook-young, a Korean record holder in the men's 100m track and field, and Cha Jun-hwan, a gold medalist in men's figure skating at the 2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games, were recommended as candidates for the athletes' committee.
At the Paris Olympics, Kim Woo-jin won the individual, team, and mixed archery events, becoming the first male athlete to win three gold medals and winning the 71st Korea Sports Council Sports Awards.
Kim Kook-young crossed the finish line in 10:07 in the men's 100m final at the 2017 Korea Open International Athletics Championships, and Cha Jun-hwan won the 5th place in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the 2022 Four Continents Championships, the 2023 World Championships silver, and the Harbin Winter Asian Games gold, respectively.
In particular, Cha Joon-hwan competed with Won Yoon-jong (retired) of bobsleigh in February this year for a domestic candidate for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) athletes' committee, but was defeated by Won Yoon-jong.
In addition, Lee Da-bin (Seoul City Hall), a bronze medalist in the women's 67kg excess Taekwondo class at the Paris Olympics, Ryu Han-soo of retired wrestling, and Pyo Seung-joo of women's volleyball were also listed as candidates for the committee.
Ryu Han-soo won the Asian Games and World Championships twice, while Pyo Seung-joo played for the national team at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In addition, Lee Ju-ho of Suyeong (Seoguksu City Hall), Kim Ji-yeon of Triathlon (Incheon City Sports Council), and Lee Don-gu of Ice Hockey (HL Anyang) are also seeking to elect athletes.
On the other hand, it is known that baseball, golf, basketball, handball, table tennis, tennis, judo, and weightlifting did not recommend candidates for athletes' committee.
The Korean Sports Council will vote on 13 athletes (10 in summer sports and 3 in winter sports) using the online voting system of the Central Election Commission on the 25th to form a new athlete committee in time for the launch of the 42nd executive branch.
Candidates for the selection committee received recommendations from 40 Olympic sports (33 in the summer and 7 in the winter). Qualifications require experiences of being an active national team member or a national team member within four years.
It is reported that 16 candidates have completed registration in 16 sports (13 in the summer and 3 in the winter).
These candidates will be determined by the votes of the athletes participating in the reinforcement training.
Founded in 1993, the Sports Council Athletes' Committee supports the improvement of human rights of sportspeople, career guidance for retired athletes, and talent donation, and aims to cultivate sportsmanship and fair play spirit of national athletes in relation to the Olympic movement.
The Athletes' Committee shall be comprised of not more than 21 members, and the members other than the elected members (13 members) may be commissioned by the head of the sports committee from among athletes or former athletes. 먹튀검증
The term of office is four years, the same as the chairman of the sports association.
Chairman Yoo Seung Min, who became the 42nd head of the Sports Council, and former IOC Athletes Commissioner Moon Dae-sung served as the chairman of the athletes' committee.