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| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation |
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| photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation |
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It's already been a year since Ha Hyung-joo, chairman of the Seoul Olympic Memorial National Sports Promotion Foundation, lamented that "Our sports community has come here (what happened to this)". Chairman Ha held a press conference at the Seoul Olympic Parktel in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 4th to look back on the year he spent as the head of the Korea Sports Corporation and talk about his key work in 2026. Chairman Ha was nervous when he took office as the chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation and felt that the project was large. A year later, I still feel a great sense of responsibility. "Over the past year, we have tried to adhere to the basics and principles in order to meet the purpose and purpose of the establishment of the Corporation. Efforts have been made to create sports services that the people deduct in their lives. It was a year of constant contemplation about the role the public corporation deserved."
Chairman Ha, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Judo Gold Medalist, strives to train his younger students in the denomination for 38 years after retirement In November last year, he took office as the chairman of the 14th Sports Corporation and showed off his appearance as a sports administrator. Chairman Ha, who received heavy posts with the improvement of sports welfare and the quality of life of junior athletes in mind, said he took the lead in strengthening the core functions of the Korea Sports Corporation, including securing expertise in sports voting rights projects through the revision of the National Sports Promotion Act, making sports diplomacy efforts to inherit and develop the noble legacy of the Seoul Olympics, playing a leading role in enhancing the international status of K-sports, and creating a sports environment in life felt by the public.
Voting rights business was chosen as a major achievement. The Korea Sports Promotion Corporation officially launched Korea Sports and Leisure Co., a subsidiary of the public corporation, in July and is directly managing the voting rights business. Chairman Ha laid the institutional foundation by securing expertise in voting rights projects through the revision of the National Sports Promotion Act and completing the transition to public operations on July 1. We persuaded the Ministry of Strategy and Finance to increase the number of illegal industry management supervisors to strengthen the soundness of the business." Inside the industrial complex, we focused on promoting the sublime value of the Seoul Olympics and the sincerity of the industrial complex," he said. Chairman Ha said "In diplomatic efforts to inherit and develop the legacy of the Seoul Olympics, he was elected as an executive member of the World Olympic City Association (WUOC) under the IOC and created new values for public assets by securing 10 billion won through the sale of the name of the handball stadium."
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| Ha Hyung-joo, chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation and Yoo Seung Min, who were inducted as sports heroes, talk at the '2024 Korean Sports Hero Induction Ceremony' held at the Olympic Parktel in Seoul on the 21st. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.01.21/ |
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I've spent the past year in a useless place. Chairman Ha, who looked back, expressed strong motivation, saying that there are many more things he wants to do in 2026. First of all, the last week of April is 'Sports Week'. It's a concept created in 1968, and people don't even know there's a P.E. week. Like the 'Fruit of Love' network, I want to run a campaign where the Korean people enjoy sports vigorously during the sports week" "We will work hard to improve the welfare of athletes, expand the living sports environment by establishing 30 new national sports centers, add strength to corporate support and AI support, and prepare the National Sports Museum, which is scheduled to open in September next year." he said. It added that it plans to gradually raise the participation rate in domestic sports from 61% to 65% by 2030, the world's highest level.
Chairman Ha's management policy keyword in 2026 is 'respect, harmony, and fair play'. In line with the Lee Jae-myung administration's stance on 'sports enjoyed by everyone' as a national task, he stressed that he will also work on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) policies and safety accident prevention activities. Chairman Ha said that Albert Camus, a former footballer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, is not just a competition. He said he learned fairness and respect and courage for his opponent through sports. Just as we can't predict the ball flying to the goal, our lives often flow in an unmeasurable direction, and we were resonated by the words that sports have the power to overcome it and get us to stand up. Camus' words are in line with the spirit pursued by the Corporation. I will continue to contribute to making a healthy Korea through sports."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
