Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (chairman of the standing general election committee of the Central Election Committee), and Lim Oh-kyung (senior vice head of the Central Election Committee) made a surprise visit to Jincheon National Training Center in Chungcheongbuk-do on the 30th. Floor leader Park and lawmaker Lim encouraged national representatives preparing for the 2025 Rhine-Lurha Universiade in Germany, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and listened to pending sports issues.
The news of their visit was accompanied by Kim Yoo Seung Min, the president of the Korea Sports Council, and Kim Taek-soo, the president of the athletes' village. Olympic medalists from the East and Summer Games, including Sung Seung-min (modern pentathlon), Kim Woo-jin (Archery), Kang Chae-young (Archery), Kim Min-jong (Yudo), and Choi Min-jeong (Ice Sang), had a candid conversation with Representative Lim during a luncheon.
The encouraging visit reflects Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's interest in the sports community and his strong will to foster and support professional sports, which announced his pledge in the sports field on the 28th to develop sports talents and strengthen welfare for professional sports. Floor leader Park and lawmaker Lim toured the medical center and weight training center in Jincheon Training Center, looked at the sports medicine and science support system, and checked the current status of related fields and budgets. Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min delivered the 'Korea Sports Council Policy Proposal for Future Growth' announced on the 25th and asked for generous interest and support for sports policy. Chairman Yoo said, `Sports is a public policy that improves the quality of life of the people, improves national competitiveness, and has a strategic impact on the overall field of society.' `We hope that our proposal will become a priority for future state administration and lead to practical policy implementation.'
In response, floor leader Park Chan-dae said, `The Democratic Party of Korea, the national representative of the political community, will provide the utmost support so that the national representatives can concentrate on the movementWe will strengthen the role of the Korean Sports Council and the athletes' village through sports policies centered on athletes and led by the Korean Sports Council. We will support this with budgets and policies,' he promised.
Representative Lim Oh-kyung said, "The fact that Park Chan-dae, the chairman of the standing general election committee of the Central Election Commission, visited Jincheon National Training Center just four days before the presidential election day shows Lee Jae-myung's interest in the sports field and his commitment to support the national team," adding, "We will support the sports community as much as possible so that it can play a role in achieving the development of Korean sports and public health by uniting with the chairman of Yoo Seung Min and the Korean Sports Council." conveyed his will.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
