"The committee member who always thinks and acts on the side of the players will be on our side."
Choi In-jeong (35, Gyeryong City Hall) expressed her sincere determination and feelings about winning the Korean Sports Council's athletes' committee.
On the 26th, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee announced a list of 10 athletes handpicked by 713 'national representatives' electors in 39 sports. Through online voting under the jurisdiction of the National Election Commission on the 25th, a total of 10 athletes, including Kim Kook-young (athletic), Kim Woo-jin (Archery), Kim Ji-yeon (triple iron), Ryu Han-soo (wrestling), Lee Da-bin (tournament of taekwondo), Lee Ju-ho (swimming), Lim Ae-ji (boxing), Cho Sung-min (yacht), Choi In-jeong (fencing), and Pyo Seung-joo (volleyball, alphabetical order), were honored. On the 11th, all 13 elected committee members, including Oh Jung-im (Luji), Lee Don-gu (ice hockey), and Cha Jun-hwan (ice skating), who were elected without voting in the winter event, were filled. The term of office of the athlete committee member is the same as that of the chairman of the Korean Sports Council for four years. The Athletes' Commission will perform various functions such as cultivating the spirit of fair play related to the Olympics and various international competitions, spreading and spreading the spirit of the Olympics, protecting and promoting athletes' rights and interests, and advising on support for retired athletes.
While former IOC Athletes' Commissioner Yoo Seung Min encouraged athletes to strengthen their sports administration and international competence, the 'London-Paris Olympic women's epee silver medal's team led by Choi In-jeong, a three-time winner of archery at the Paris Olympics, Kim Woo-jin, Ryu Han-soo, and Kim Kook-young, and Lee Da-bin, the 'strongest in history' lineup has been established.
Commissioner Choi In-jeong, who won the gold medal in the women's epee in the London-Tokyo Olympics and the gold medal in the world championships, the Asian Games and the Asian championships, said, `It's a real honor to represent my fellow athletes.' `I think I know the mind of an athlete better than anyone else. The numerous training and competitions I've experienced as a player and the worries and difficulties I've felt in them have brought me to this place."
"My biggest goal as an athlete is to convey the voice of the field more vividly than anyone else, truly sympathize with the problems faced by the players, and find solutions together."
"I don't just want to be a formal player committee member, but I want to communicate from the perspective of the players and be the first window to knock on the door when difficulties arise. I will lay a bridge so that the voice of the field can be really reflected in sports administration and policy, and sometimes as a senior, sometimes as a colleague, and always as an athlete member who thinks and acts on the side of the players, he vowed. Based on his experience in exercising so far and the process of building teamwork and leadership in the national team, he promised that he would narrow the gap between the field and the presidential office and be on his side to help the players.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
