Olympic bobsleigh silver medalist Won Yun-jong campaigns to join IOC Athletes' Commission 작성일 02-01 7 목록 <div class="ab_photo photo_center ab_zoom"> <div class="image"> <span class="end_photo_org"><img src="https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/640/2026/02/01/0000083840_001_20260201132513174.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">Won Yun-jong, a silver medalist in the four-man competition in bobsleigh at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, poses for a photo at a venue for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. [KOREAN SPORTS & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE]</em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> Won Yun-jong, an Olympic bobsleigh silver medalist, has started campaigning at venues for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics to be elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission, he said on Saturday. <br> <br> “I’m interacting with athletes on site,” Won said, according to the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. Korea's main delegation for the Games arrived in Italy on Saturday. <br><br>“Some countries’ athletes haven’t moved into the Olympic Village yet because the Games haven’t started, but I plan to meet them one by one in person,” he added. <br> <br> Won competed as the pilot of Korea’s bobsleigh team at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, during which he won silver in the men’s four-man event. He later retired from competing and gained administrative experience by working with the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Athletes’ Commission. <br> <br> Athletes’ Commission members serve eight-year terms and hold the same status as full IOC members. Korea has previously produced two IOC Athletes' Commission members: Moon Dae-sung, who won gold in taekwondo at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and Ryu Seung-min, who won gold in table tennis at the same Games. <br> <br> A total of 11 candidates are campaigning at the Milan Cortina Games. The two with the most votes — from ballots cast by athletes from each national delegation — will win seats on the commission. <br> <br> Won previously spoke about his campaign at a send-off ceremony for the Korean team. <br> <br> “It feels different from experiencing the Olympics as an athlete,” he said. “As a competitor, the pressure was heavy, but now I’m excited because I can meet athletes and hear their voices on the ground.” <br> <br> He then said he planned to travel to Milan via Switzerland, where a cross-country skiing World Cup event is being held. <br> <br> “I’m planning to bring three pairs of shoes,” Won said. “I’ll keep running until they’re completely worn out.” <br> <br> Voting in the Athletes' Commission election will run through Feb. 18 local time, with results to be announced the following day. <br><br><i>This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.</i> 관련자료 이전 [단독] 삼성 반도체 '모태' SR5 역사속으로…조(兆)단위 투자해 '제2의 DSR' 짓는다 02-01 다음 “‘흑백요리사2’ 출연 후 매출 2배 상승, 순이익 20% 직원에 인센티브”(사당귀) 02-01 댓글 0 등록된 댓글이 없습니다. 로그인한 회원만 댓글 등록이 가능합니다.
