Lee Sang-hyun, head of the delegation, visits Cho Jeong-sik, Speaker of the National Assembly → Prayers for athletes' success and discussions on support

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The Korea Sports Council and the Korean Cycling Federation announced on the 9th that Lee Sang-hyun, head of the Republic of Korea delegation for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, visited Cho Jeong-sik, Speaker of the National Assembly, at the National Assembly main building on the morning of the 8th to pray for the athletes' success and request sustained interest and support from the National Assembly.

At the meeting, Head Lee Sang-hyun said, "The Asian Games is the largest-scale international multi-sport event in which our country participates," and added, "With over 1,100 Republic of Korea athletes competing in 41 sports at this tournament, we expect them to display their best skills under the continuous interest of the National Assembly."

In response, Speaker Cho Jeong-sik replied, "The National Assembly will also maintain continuous interest in the Republic of Korea athletes and cheer for their success together," while encouraging them, "Since they are competing with the nation's expectations, we hope they take pride and achieve good results."

On this day, Head Lee Sang-hyun presented a team uniform bearing the Taegeuk mark to Speaker Cho Jeong-sik, stating, "We will do our best so that athletes competing with the national flag in their hearts can convey inspiration and hope to the people." He also jointly requested strengthened support from the National Assembly for the operation of the national athlete village and training environments.

Meanwhile, Lee Sang-hyun, head of the delegation, is a notable figure who has taken on the role of "third-generation head of an Olympic sport organization" in Korean sports history for the first time, following in the footsteps of his maternal grandfather, the late Gu Tae-hoe, honorary chairman of LS Electric (former president of the Korea Weightlifting Federation), and his father, Lee In-jeong (Chairman) (former president of the Korea Mountaineering Federation).

Starting with his tenure as president of the former Korea Ha Ki-hyeop-hoe (Chairman), he has contributed to the development of Korean sports by currently serving as president of the Korea SLee Keul-yeon-maeng (Chairman), auditor of the Korea Sports Council, and vice president of the Korean Society for Sport Science. Following his roles as deputy head of the Republic of Korea delegation at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics, he has been appointed as head of the delegation for this 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, taking the lead in strengthening international sports competitiveness.

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