[an official announcement] Won Yoon-jong won the IOC Athletes' Commission for the First Time in Korean Winter Korea... The 3rd time in Korean history

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Asian bobsled legend Won Yoon-jong (41) was elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) athletes' committee for the third time in history and the first time as a winter athlete.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially announced on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) that "As a result of voting by athletes participating in the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, Won Yoon-jong (Bobsleigh) of South Korea and Johanna Talihalm (Biathlon) of Estonia were elected as new IOC athletes."

The two elected members will serve eight years in office and will serve until the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, representing the voices of athletes around the world.

According to the IOC, Won Yun-jong was elected No. 1 overall, receiving 1,176 votes, the most among 2,393 voters, in the voting results announced at the General Meeting Hall (CDM) in Milan, Italy. Talihal, who was elected together, received 983 votes.

As a result, Won Yun-jong became the third Korean in history and the first IOC athlete in Korean winter sports after Moon Dae-sung (2008-2016) and Yoo Seung Min (2016-2024).

At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Won Yun-jong made a new history: the first Olympic medal in Asian bobsleigh history. He became the 13th Korean member of the IOC ever, achieving the achievement of winning the IOC athletes' committee, which even advanced winter legends such as Lee Jeon-kyung (short track) and Kang Kwang-bae (skeleton) failed to do.

"Congratulations to Won Yoon-jong and Johanna Taliharem on the election," IOC Athletes Commission Chairman Ema Terho said. "Their passion and dedication will be a great help in creating a future where all athletes can make their voices heard."

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