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"I want to return the benefits I received as a senior to my juniors."
'The Fastest Man in Korea' Kim Kook-young (34, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall) expressed his feelings and reliable determination to be elected as a member of the Korean Sports Council.
On the 26th, the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee announced the list of 13 newly elected members of the 42nd Athletes' Committee. Through online voting under the jurisdiction of the National Election Commission on the 25th, 713 electors in 39 sports participating in the strengthening training of the national team participated in the voting. A total of 10 athletes in the summer event, including Kim Kook-young (athletic), Kim Woo-jin (Archery), Kim Ji-yeon (triple iron), Ryu Han-soo (wrestling), Lee Da-bin (tourism), Lee Ju-ho (swimming), Lim Ae-ji (boxing), Cho Sung-min (yacht), Choi In-jeong (fencing), and Pyo Seung-joo (volleyball, alphabetical order), were elected. All 13 seats were filled, including Oh Jung-im (Luji), Lee Don-gu (ice hockey), and Cha Jun-hwan (ice skating), who won the winter event without voting on the 11th.
The Athletes' Commission performs various functions, such as cultivating the spirit of fair play related to the Olympics and various international competitions, disseminating and spreading the spirit of the Olympics, protecting and promoting the rights and interests of athletes, and advising on support for retired athletes. The term of office of the athlete member is the same as that of the chairman of the Korean Sports Council for four years. The strongest and most luxurious line-up of all time has been established, including Kim Kook-young, Kim Woo-jin, Ryu Han-soo, Choi In-jeong, and Lee Da-bin.
Commissioner Kim Kook-young expressed the greatest interest in the election of athletes in history. The change that occurred after Chairman Yoo Seung Min became the chairman of the Korean Sports Council was considered. Chairman Yoo, a former IOC athlete, always listens to the players' voices. Players are still reluctant to speak out, but Chairman Yoo's presence gives them courage, he said. "I challenged myself from the expectation that the chairman would listen well if I became a spokesperson for the players and spoke out on the spot." Commissioner Kim said, "We will do our best to create an environment where our seniors and juniors can focus on training for four years." expressed his determination.
The running craze that has recently hit the nation, the era of 10 million runners, is a boon and asset for track and field sports. "As the learning craze blows, fans' interest in track and field events and athletes is growing," Kim said. YouTube 'Athletics Related' content is also popular. The players are getting better and better"I think it's an important momentum of whether it's going up here or staying like this, and 'Turning Point" "As the possibility of development and marketability of the sport have increased, I would like to consider and discuss the things I can do with the Korean Association of Athletics Federations and the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee from various angles."," he said, his eyes shining. "Our juniors are doing really well, too. Like the 'Golden Generation of Swimming', five to six national short-distance athletes are doing well together. I believe that there can be a golden generation in track and field like swimming as we compete and coexist with each other." Kim, who is more serious about the development of track and field sports than anyone else, said, `There are only 20 national athletes who can enter the country. It may be an unpopular event and not an Olympic medal event, but there are many young and good athletes, just like the recent Korean record in the men's 400m relay." "I want to help create an environment where more runners can wear the national flag and concentrate on training so that dream tree athletes can challenge themselves with dreams and hopes of becoming like Woo Sang-hyuk," he said emphatically.
It was clear why the fastest man in Korea challenged the athlete committee at the age of 34. Since 2010, the Korean men's 100m track record and track and field sprint history have all belonged to Kim Kook-young. Kim, who is preparing for a meaningful conclusion to his career in the unemployment team after retiring from the national team last year, said "I lived really fiercely for 17 years as a member of the national team from 2008 to 2024. I broke the Korean record set by 10.07 seconds in 2017 five times. To avoid complacency, to avoid regret, I have constantly whipped myself and rushed forward"I looked back. "Luckily in my career, major domestic competitions such as the 2011 Daegu World Athletics Championships, the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, and the 2015 Gwangju Universiade were held, and thankfully, the federation provided a lot of support. I also studied in Japan for a year and learned a lot from abroad such as the U.S., Jamaica, and Thailand. I have a responsibility to let my juniors know what I felt and learned. We should return it to our juniors as we have received many benefits." "I want to study English hard and try to become an athlete member of the Asian Athletics Federation, and I intend to challenge myself hard on what I can do for my juniors and colleagues."
Commissioner Kim Kook-young said, `After the news of the election was announced, I received a lot of calls from junior members of the national team 'Brother, congratulations 'Please be good to me' The federation congratulated me as well. "I feel a sense of responsibility as it was selected by the senior and junior players themselves. There are many Olympic medalists such as Kim Woo-jin, and I feel so reassured. Let's all work hard on our campaign?There is an atmosphere of "X?" I promise to work hard together so that I can repay my faith."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
