Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism-Korea Sports Council to hold 2026 opening ceremony for 'K-Sports Year'

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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young attended the "2026 National Team Training Opening Ceremony" held at Jincheon National Training Center on the 7th to encourage the national team and exchange New Year's greetings with athletes, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

At the training opening ceremony, more than 600 people, including the national team, the Korean Sports Council, member sports organizations, provincial and municipal sports associations, attended the ceremony, with Kim Woo-jin (Archery), Choi Min-jeong (Short Track), and Kim Sung-jin (Modern pentathlon) announcing their New Year's resolutions through the "Representational Oath" and representative sportsmen in each field read out the "K-Sports Practice Promise" toward fair and clean sports. Eight representatives representing national athletes, leaders, referees, sports organizations, cities, provinces, and city, county, and district sports associations took the stage to share the values and standards that Korean sports should aim for, promising to create a responsible sports culture based on fairness and trust.

Minister Choi Hwi-young said, "As there are many important international competitions such as the Milan Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics in 2026, we expect our athletes to perform well in the upcoming international competitions." In particular, I hope everyone will cooperate in creating a fair and violence-free sports environment," he said.

2026 is the 'Year of K-Sports' that will show the power of Korean sports, said Yoo Seung Min, president of the Korea Sports Council. "We will continue to promote efforts to spread culture of respecting human rights and prevent sports violence to create a fair and trusted sports environment."

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