'She's back!'
Kim Na-mi (54), former vice chairman of the International Biathlon Federation, was appointed as the new secretary-general of the Korea Sports Association on the 11th.
Secretary-General Kim is a legend of Korean women's skiing who won 88 national titles since he won his first national flag in middle school. Starting with the first Winter Sports Festival in 1978, he has gained abundant experience as an athlete, leader, administrator, and international sports expert for 40 years from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The late Kim Sung-kyun, who built Jinbu-ryeong Alps Ski Resort in 1971 and led Korea's winter sports culture in the early days, is Kim's father, an art doctor, and Lee Jung-soon, the author of the bestseller 'Strong Women Live Like Watercolors'.
After graduating from Ewha Womans University's Department of Physical Education, President Kim studied at the Austrian National Ski School and later built a clear career as a professional leader and sports administrator. 'Unpopular event' With a special interest in biathlon, he has become the most prominent female leader and administrator in winter sports, serving as an executive of the Korea Biathlon Federation, coach for the Nagano Paralympic Paralympic Paralympic Games, and a member of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In particular, after being elected as the youngest Asian woman at the International Biathlon Federation General Assembly in 2006, she achieved the first three terms as an Asian woman in 2010 and 2014. From 2012 to 2015, he worked as the Secretary-General of the Sports Human Resources Development Foundation and devoted his passion to nurturing `studying athletes, athletic students,' global sports talents, and female junior administrators with soft leadership.
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| Kim Nam-i, the first Asian woman to be elected as a third-term vice chairman of the International Biathlon Federation (left side of the front row). |
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President Kim, who had been active at home and abroad due to the mission of female athletes, left for Germany shortly after the Pyeongchang Olympics. The Sports Human Resources Development Foundation, which had been established as a study room and love room for elite athletes, became fed up with the sports world in the process of disbanding overnight in 2015 and made a decision to break up. He married former Swiss biathlon national team coach Jon Bolshlager in 2017 and settled in Frankfurt, Germany. The Korean restaurant 'Bol Kim', which started with excellent cooking skills learned from his mother from Kaesong, received a surprise love call from Yoo Seung Min last month while running on a successful path.
Chairman Yoo wanted an experienced female leader who was an athlete as the new secretary-general and an administrator specializing in winter sports ahead of the Milan and Cortina Olympics next year. Kim, who has an unrivaled history of serving three consecutive terms as the secretary-general of domestic sports organizations and vice-president of the International Federation, was the best candidate. He focused on foreign language skills, pleasant and sophisticated manners and affinity acquired through skiing in Austria and Germany during his middle and high school years, competitiveness from elite athletes, and abundant experience and global communication skills as an administrator throughout the PyeongChang Hosting Committee, the Sports Human Resources Development Foundation, and the International Biathlon Federation. President Kim thought deeply about his favorite junior's proposal. Chairman Yoo's sincere proposal rewound the passion that was buried in the back of his heart. After much consideration, he decided to go to Korea for the first time in seven years with the consent of his family.
This is the first time in the 105-year history of the Korean Sports Council that a female secretary general has been appointed. Chairman Yoo's willingness and philosophy to select and use female workers for precious purposes were actively reflected. Female athletes in their 40s and 50s came to the fore among legendary seniors in their 60s and 70s and passionate juniors in their 20s and 30s. The era of the first female secretary-general of the Korean Sports and Tourism Association has opened with Jang Mi-ran, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Lim Oh-kyung (secretary of the Democratic Party of Korea's stylistic committee). Park Ji-young, former artistic swimming player and chairman of the Sports Ethics Center, is also a first-year junior in the Department of Physical Education at Ewha Womans University. The activities and synergy of female leaders in their 40s and 50s in the sports world are expected.
President Kim said, `I'm in my mid-50s. Personally, I am very happy and stable in Germany, but once an athlete is an eternal athlete. After receiving Chairman Yoo's proposal, I thought that it must be now as a female athlete. If the opportunity to break the glass ceiling is now, if I had been given that opportunity, I thought 'I should try not to avoid it even if it's hard.'" "My husband, who is an athlete, also actively supported me, saying, "As an athlete, shouldn't I do something good unconditionally, something that I must do unconditionally?'"He revealed the background of his decision to come back". "I feel heavy about being the first female secretary-general in the history of the Korean Sports Association. I want to play the role of a mother of a family of sportsmen based on their delicacy and inclusiveness" conveyed his aspirations. "I want to help Chairman Yoo in a time of important change in Korean sports, strengthen the integrity of the Korean Sports Council, lead the communication of the organization, and support the athletes and leaders generously from behind." Most of all, I want to be a hope for female athletesmade it clear that " "I will lead the innovation and development of the Korean Sports Council with Chairman Yoo." We will actively utilize global capabilities so that the Republic of Korea can play a leading role in international sports diplomacy. We will do our best to protect the rights and interests of sportsmen and design the future of sports in Korea"I vowed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
