GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — From Jamaican bobsledders to Kenyan alpine skiers, more than two dozen athletes from countries with little winter sports tradition will compete at the Winter Youth Olympics in eastern South Korea beginning Friday, thanks to training opportunities provided by the host country. The PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation said [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics taking place in South Korea’s Gangwon Province has a few “firsts” to its credit. This is the first Winter Youth Games taking place outside Europe, with Austria, Norway and Switzerland having held the previous three editions. Gangwon 2024 is also the first [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — This winter, there’s a compelling reason to visit Gangwon Province, South Korea – the upcoming 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics. Scheduled to start on January 19, the event promises to be a special occasion, not only rekindling the glory of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics but also making use of the [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — When Yang Jung-ung, executive director for the opening ceremony of the Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon Province scheduled for Friday, began preparing for the show, the keyword for him and his staff became “youth,” not “Olympics.” Yang, a veteran theater director who served as executive producer for [...]