Governor of Gangwon State Kim Jin-Tae of Gangwon Province
By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae
The 4th Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games will be held in the Gangwon Special Self-Goverment Province, the Republic of Korea. The province has already hosted the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.
As the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Asia, the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games will build on the legacy of PyeongChang 2018 and welcome even more young people to participate through a variety of activities before, during and after the Games.
From Jan. 19 (Fri) to Feb. 1 (Thu), Four cities in the Gangwon Special Self-Goverment Province (Gangneung, Pyeongchang, Hwaseong, Jeongseon) will accommodate more than 15,000 participants (1,900 athletes) from more than 80 different countries of the world to promote the healthy body and spirit of challenge among young people (aged between 15 and 18) to strengthen the spirit of participation and a sense of caring through cultural and educational programs.
Date of birth (based on 2024): January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2009.
Number of games, names: 7 sports games, 15 disciplines, 81 events: Ice skating (short track, speed, figure), ice hockey, curling Snow skiing (Alpine, freestyle, snowboard, ski jumping, cross-country, Nordic combined), biathlon, bobsleigh skeleton, luge - 2012 Innsbruck, Austria - 2016 Lillehammer, Norway - 2020 Lausanne, Switzerland - 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Moongcho: The snowballs that Suhorang and Bandabi play with snow during a snowball fight in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, in 2018 are transformed into Mungcho as the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games approach.
Embodying the sporting spirit of Suhorang Tiger and Bandabi, Mungcho looks forward to the Games with excitement as he watches the youth prepare for the competition, wearing goggles and a scarf like the other athletes.
Emblem Slogan and Event Name 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games and Festival Main Theme:
“Let’s Play Winter” period: January 19 to February 1, 2024:
Location: Gangneung, Pyeongchang, Hwaseong, Jeongseon, 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Memorial Hall.
Operating period varies by venue (scheduled to be open on game days). Main contents Winter sports activities, sports experiences (VR, etc.), sports lessons, etc. Culture/arts Cultural experiences, artistic performances, K-POP performances Education/exhibition Career education counseling, exhibition of works by authors with disabilities, emblem/mascot exhibition Festival Overview Competition
Overview Gangwon of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024:
Competition period, competition venue, competition size, competition purpose, competition events, and previous competitions.
The Gangwon Special Government City also promotes VISION MISSION, sports for fun and growth, a peaceful future of coexistence and harmony, providing unique growth opportunities for athletes and youth to experience the spread of Olympic values and future-oriented changes through sport Asia's first Winter Olympic Games!
Again, such a very impressive international sports event, the 4th Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games, will be held in the Gangwon Special Self-Government Province, the Republic of Korea.
The Province has already very successfully hosted the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. As the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Asia, the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games will build on the legacy of PyeongChang 2018 and welcome even more young people to participate through a variety of activities before, during and after the Games.
The 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Festival Guide:
They include the Sports Vilages in Hwaseong, Jeongseon, Gangneung, Gangneung Athletes Village, and Haiwon Athletes Village.
Other hilights items are: The Speed Jeongseon Festival, Large Muncho Photo Zone Chroma Key Photo Zone, Traditional Games, Mini Biathlon, Mini Hockey & Curling, VR Experience (2 types), and Small Stage Performance Jeongseon Haiwon Ski Resort WILD Hwaseong Festival.
There also are events for Speed Challenge, Chroma Key Photo Zone, Cooking & Craft Making, Mini Biathlon, Mini Hockey & Curling. VR Experience, Small Stage Performance, Welly Healy Park, Ski Resort SNOW, PyeongChang Festival Alpensia Ski Jumping Center, Alpensia Sliding Center, Alpensia Biathlon Center, and Alpensia Ski Jumping Area.
Message of Governor of Gangwon State Kim Jin-Tae of Gangwon Province:
The Gamgwon Province has a new nameMessage of Governor of Gangwon State Kim Jin-Tae of Gamgwpm Provincen State. It is a new name that was created on June 11, 2023, after 628 years.
The area of Gangwon State is 16,875㎢, which is 16.7% of the total area of Korea.
However, the online area is infinite.
Now, Gangwon State has given freedom.
Gangwon State will become a place where you want to stay and live, not a place you want to visit someday.
If the new Gangwon State is the ‘Land of Freedom and Opportunity’, our website is a ‘Channel for Free Communication’.
The growth of Gangwon State is with you.