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Youth Olympics IOC President Bach, Thanks and Congratulation

Youth Olympics IOC President Bach “Thanks and Congratulations to Gangwon”

At the closing conference, “A successful competition…Using Pyeongchang’s heritage to present a special solidarity.”

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Thomas Bach,

who has built a friendly image by making finger hearts and taking informal selfies every time he comes to Korea,

evaluated the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games (hereinafter referred to as Gangwon 2024)

as a successful event and thanked Gangwon Province and the Games Organizing Committee.

He left a congratulatory message. 온라인카지노

Chairman Bach held a closing press conference with reporters at the Main Media Center (MMC) set up at the Gangneung Green City Experience Center ahead of the Gangwon 2024 Closing Ceremony, and said,

“This is a competition that makes good use of the legacy of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,” and “6 years ago,

“I was very moved by the youth athletes playing in the facility where the Olympics were held,” he said.

In particular, in the bobsled monobob (single-man), Tunisian and Thai athletes,

who grew into Winter Olympic athletes through the Dream Program,

Pyeongchang’s ‘soft legacy’, won men’s and women’s silver medals, respectively, and Chairman Bach said,

“The Pyeongchang Olympics opened a ‘new horizon.’

“Thanks to this, 14 people who went through the Dream Program participated in Gangwon 2024,

providing special solidarity to the whole world,” he said.

The Dream Program began in 2004 as a pledge to host the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,

hosted by the 2018 Pyeongchang Memorial Foundation and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province.

Many of the athletes who participated in the project,

which was designed to provide experience and training programs such as skiing and skating to youth in developing countries who have difficulty accessing winter sports and to promote cultural exchange and global friendship through sports,

grew up to be gifted winter sports in each country.

Chairman Bach also said, “In order to make this event a success,

the IOC also provided the Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee with $37 million (approximately 493 million USD),

including $25 million in operating funds,

$10 million in lodging expenses for athletes, and $2 million in subsidies.

“(hundreds of millions of won) was provided,” he said.

He continued, “As of the 28th of last month, 30% of Koreans watched Gangwon 2024 on TV, and 75% were aware of Gangwon 2024.”

He added, “Millions of people in the United States also watched the Olympics on NBC and mentioned Gangwon 2024 on social platforms.

“It showed amazing results,” he said.

Chairman Bach added that the number of times Gangwon 2024 is mentioned on social platforms such as social networking services (SNS) is 250 million, which is unprecedented for a youth Olympics.

Chairman Bach said he would actively utilize the broadcasting technology and new platform tested at Gangwon 2024 for the Paris Summer Olympics in July.

Lastly, Chairman Bach said, “The athletes and the Olympic family feel great satisfaction from Gangwon 2024.

If the participating athletes use this competition as a stepping stone to participate in the Adult Olympics, they will not be intimidated and will receive great help in preparing for the competition.”

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Chairman Bach announced that the venue for the next Winter Youth Olympics in 2028 will be decided and announced at the end of this year or early next year.

Accordingly, there is no separate order for handing over the Olympic flag to the next host country at the closing ceremony on the 1st.

Chairman Bach, who was very impressed by the volunteers’ hospitality,

presented the volunteers with a specially made IOC badge with the Olympic rings in the shape of a heart as he left MMC and took a picture with them.

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A Total of 500,000 Spectators, Including 270,000 Game Spectators

Youth Olympics, Hit Home Run… A Total of 500,000 Spectators, Including 270,000 Game Spectators

Organizing Committee “Successful hosting of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics with 3.5% of the budget”

The 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics (hereinafter referred to as Gangwon 2024) hit a home run at the box office.

Kim Cheol-min, Secretary General of the Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee,

said in a daily briefing held at the Main Media Center (MMC) at the Gangneung Green City Experience Center on the 1st,

the closing day of the competition. 바카라사이트

“As of this day, the number of spectators for the game was 270,000 and the number of cultural event spectators was 230,000.

“The total number is 500,000, well exceeding the target of 250,000,” he announced.

The figure skating competition held for four days starting on the 27th saw an average of 12,000 people visit the stadium each day,

and many spectators visited ice hockey, curling, ski jumping, and alpine skiing competitions despite the cold weather,

the organizing committee added.

President Kim said, “Based on the legacy of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics,

we did not build a single competition facility and 100% recycled existing facilities,” adding,

“The organizing committee spent 3.5% of the budget (KRW 2.789 trillion) for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.”

“The competition was held with a budget of only 96.7 billion won,” he said.

At Gangwon 2024, 1,800 athletes from 78 countries around the world competed in 7 games, 15 events, and 81 specific events.

In particular, the organizing committee explained that it has become a truly global sporting event in name and reality as athletes from countries on the African continent such as Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa,

as well as countries in the Middle East such as Iran, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, which is at war, and the Philippines,

where it does not snow, are participating.

The Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee evaluated that 1,900 security, police, and fire personnel supported the event to ensure a safe event,

and that 1,984 volunteers who helped participants in various places,

including the stadium and athletes’ village, were the unsung contributors.

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC),

especially thanked the volunteers, saying, “Your endless energy and passion,

your smiles and kindness warmed my heart,” adding,

“The athletes and the Olympic family felt all of this together while staying in Gangwon Province.”

“We would like to express our gratitude to the volunteers who made us special during this time.”

The Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee said that the Youth Winter Olympics, the first to be held on the Asian continent,

were run in keeping with the name of the Cultural Olympics,

and that Korea became the country to successfully host the Youth Olympics following the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

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Gangwon 2024, which opened on the 19th of last month and lasted for 14 days,

will end with a closing ceremony held in front of the Gangneung Hockey Center auxiliary stadium at 8 p.m. on the 1st.