Team leader Bae Dong-hyun is giving a speech at the Paris Paralympic Games Media Day press conference. Bae Dong-hyun (Chairman of BDH Foundation), the head of the South Korean team for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, announced on the 16th that he attended the ‘2024 Paris Paralympic Games Media Day’ event on the 15th to reveal the official team uniform, award uniform, and the status of preparations for the games to the press.
The media day, hosted by the Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC) at the Icheon Athletes’ Village, was attended by key figures related to disabled sports, including Team Manager Bae Dong-hyun, KPC Chairman Jeong Jin-wan, and the South Korean national team, and was held to share the overall preparations for this competition with around 20 reporters.
Media Day began at the training facilities for each sport in the KPC Icheon Athletes’ Village, where preparations for the Paris Paralympics are in full swing. KPC revealed the entire training process of the athletes of 11 sports who entered the Icheon Athletes’ Village, and reporters had time to reflect on the athletes’ goals and commitments through individual interviews.
In the afternoon of the same day, KPC unveiled the official team uniforms and award uniforms that the athletes will wear at the opening ceremony and on the podium for the first time in the main auditorium of the Education and Training Building. The team uniforms and award uniforms for this competition, which were revealed through advertising videos and pictorials, are officially sponsored by SPAO and Prospecs, respectively, and our athletes representing the country plan to take the lead in promoting Korean brands by participating in the competition in Paris wearing Korean brand clothes.
Next, Team Leader Bae Dong-hyun, Chairman Jeong Jin-wan, General Manager Park Jong-cheol, and nine athletes (boccia Kang Seon-hee, shooting Kim Jeong-nam, triathlon Kim Hwang-tae, goalball Kim Hee-jin, badminton Yoo Su-yeong, table tennis Yoon Ji-yu, taekwondo Joo Jeong-hoon, canoeing Choi Yong-beom, and wheelchair fencing Jo Eun-hye) went up on stage and held a press conference about the current status of preparations for each discipline for the Paris Paralympics and the goals of the competition.
Team leader Bae Dong-hyun said at the press conference, “I hope we can achieve better results than our target results, as the Paris Paralympics will feature the largest number of events ever, 17,” and “There is a saying that ‘heroes are born at the Olympics, and heroes compete at the Paralympics.’ Our athletes competing in the Paris Paralympics are already heroes, and we will do our best to ensure that our heroes’ journeys are remembered as ‘the happiest moments of my life. ’” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
The team will embark on its first journey for pre-camping on August 14. KPC will hold a pre-camp for 13 days until August 26 at Maison du Handball in Creteil, southeastern Paris, to ensure sufficient training time and time for 139 players, including nine sports players, to adjust to the time difference. The aim is to help players maintain the best condition and prepare for the game in a stable environment to achieve the best results. For sports other than the pre-camp, the official departure ceremony will be held on August 21 and the players will join in Paris.
With 44 days left until the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics, the South Korean team is scheduled to participate in 17 sports, the largest number since the 1988 Seoul Paralympics (16 sports), and approximately 170 people (83 athletes, 87 officials, expected) are gearing up for preparations with the goal of winning at least five gold medals and entering the top 20 in the overall rankings.
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2024-07-16 10:58:13
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