'Is Jeonju Summer Olympics being prepared properly?'
At the 2025 National Audit of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee held at the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 27th, sharp questions continued regarding the delay in the domestic process of hosting the Jeonju Summer Olympics.
Jeong Yeon-wook, a member of the People's Power Party, strongly criticized the delay in the preparation process and process of 'frog in well' regarding the hosting of the 2036 Jeonbuk Olympics. At the parliamentary audit on the 27th, Chung said, `Jeonbuk-do Province postponed the pre-feasibility study from September to December, but did not explain to the public why it delayed it or what revisions were being made", he pointed out. According to the internal documents of the Korean Sports Council, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Jeonbuk Province, and the IOC held five meetings between March and September this year, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism should consult with the IOC in advance to increase the reliability of the feasibility study' has been shown to have given an opinion, he said. Lawmaker Chung suggested figures such as the total project cost of 5.3331.2 trillion won, 11% of national funds, and the placement of 51 stadiums in North Jeolla Province's bid plan, but the IOC has not yet provided an official document on the venue requirements. The IOC also did not set the timing of the venue's decision, but Jeonbuk Province indicated that it was selected seven to nine years before the competitionEven though the IOC conveyed to Jeonbuk that 'Please refrain from marking the specific year of 2036, Jeonbuk Province continues to promote the name of '2036 Jeonju Olympics'" he insisted.
Lawmaker Chung said, `Jeonbuk-do Province has postponed its schedule until December and continues to revise its plan. As a result, there are public dissatisfaction and regional concerns about the schedule of the project."Jeonbuk (Jeonju) was able to beat Seoul to host the Summer Olympics by using local city solidarity as a driving force. It had a decisive influence on the selection of the venue. However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) pointed out that this Jeonbuk type distributed energy model' selects the venue. In addition, the IOC is in a position to refrain from specifying a specific year '2036'. It is not a stage to discuss on the premise of a specific competition, but the majority of the people perceive it as such. Aren't you driving it to domestic public opinion without sufficient preparation?" In the end, whether or not to host the Olympics depends on how well the preliminary feasibility study has been conducted, and it is not in line with IOC guidelines to push ahead with it to 2036, or to co-host many cities. Hosting the Olympics is not something that can be done through domestic public opinion. It should be thoroughly prepared in accordance with regulations and guidelines." "When many countries are competing, poor plans will be eliminated forever. We need to be competitive for the international game, not by our standardsHe said to the Korean Sports Council that `"It is wrong to say that what is wrong is wrong, and what is ordered should be ordered." It is the Korean Sports Council that should serve as a link and guide for the IOC, the government, and the North Jeolla Provincial Office. It's been a long time since we've come out in one mind, but we shouldn't collapse before we even take the first step," he reiterated.
Bae Hyun-jin, a member of the People's Power, also asked Choi Sung-hee, a sports cooperation officer at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, `Why the hosting of the 2036 Jeonbuk (Jeonju) Olympics was excluded from the national affairs task.' "Once it is approved by the government, it can enter into a national task, but we have not yet received Jeonbuk's detailed plan. It didn't come out to that stage. It is expected to compete with 13 countries, including India, Qatar, and Germany. Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min recommends that the IOC hold it in a compressed manner, although the IOC has guidelines that it can hold it in a distributed manner to reduce the budget. Currently, Jeonbuk is a seven-city distributed host, but previously, it was distributed to three to four regions," he replied. Lawmaker Bae said, `There are already more than seven cities in Jeonbuk. It is also impossible to accommodate 15 million people at the Olympics. Seoul, Daegu, and Incheon are planning distributed plans, but transportation is not appropriate. The catch of Jeonbuk-do is that it temporarily operates KTX from Incheon Airport, but this part was not even discussedIt was selected as a domestic candidate site with a plan to hold a distributed event, but no practical implementation plan has been established. It is assumed that it is difficult to put it as a national task because there is no substance. The Korean Olympic Committee will also have a hard time." In response, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, `We have nothing to say at this time because the domestic process is still in progress"We expect the completion of the domestic process to be completed by the end of this year. It depends on the domestic process. I will communicate well with Jeonbuk and IOC and follow the guidelines well," he replied. Chairman of the Korean Olympic Committee Yoo Seung Min replied, `We are trying to reset the overall Olympic bid system when new IOC President Kirsty Coventry takes office in June.'
Lawmakers also talked about why President Lee Jae-myung's regional pledge of hosting the Jeonbuk (Jeonju) Olympics was not disclosed in the 106th of the 123 national tasks Sports enjoyed by all. Rep. Lim Oh-kyung of the Democratic Party of Korea, who participated as a member of the state affairs planning committee, asked Choi Sung-hee, a sports cooperation officer who participated in the government, to clarify whether it was disclosed to the state affairs. Choi, the sports cooperation center, replied, `Although the public version of the national project does not include support for hosting the Jeonbuk Olympics, the part about 'support for hosting international competitions' has been included, and I understand that it is included in the regional project.'
Lawmaker Bae said, `I'm not blaming the Ministry of Culture for failing to include the hosting of the Jeonbuk Olympics in the national task, but I raised the flag and if we have tens of billions of won in budget for this, we must produce resultsThe hosting of the Olympics is a national bid. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the President's Office should actively consult and make efforts by the government in practice", and emphasized the government's active administration to attract the bid. Choi Sung-hee, Sports Cooperation Officer, said, `We will raise the level of completion of the consultations with the Korean Olympic Committee, the IOC, and North Jeolla Province and take a closer look at them at the government level," he replied.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
