GamesBids.com: PyeongChang 2018 Appoints Sports Director

PyeongChang 2018 Appoints Sports Director
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GB Staff on Friday, August 6, 2010  8:19am EDT
 
PyeongChang 2018 now has a new Sports Director. The bid committee announced
Thursday that Kwang-bae Kang, a South Korean winter athlete who has competed in
four Olympic Winter Games, has been appointed Sports Director.
He is the current national bobsleigh team coach.
Kang has been involved with PyeongChang 2018's bid since May 2010 as a member of
the organization's Athletes Committee which supports the ongoing development of
PyeongChang's Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Plan.
At the recent Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, Kang was granted the honour of being
South Korea's flag bearer.
PyeongChang 2018 says as Sports Director Kang will use his winter sports
knowledge and expertise to advise the bid committee leadership on progressing
PyeongChang's Winter Games plan, provide technical insight about the city's
competition venues, direct the bid's planning and preparation ahead of the
International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Evaluation Commission visit in 2011, and
participate in the promotion of the bid at international sporting events.
Kang said, "I am delighted to join the PyeongChang 2018 Bid Committee and to be
handed this important responsibility. Our focus for the Games is to deliver the
best platform for athletes to achieve their maximum potential and I am committed
to ensuring PyeongChang 2018's Olympic Winter Games Plan offers convenience,
comfort and a great setting for outstanding athletic performances".
Yang-ho Cho, Chairman and CEO of PyeongChang 2018 said, "we are very pleased to
appoint Kwang-bae Kang in the important role of Sports Director, and his Olympic
Winter Games experience, insight and knowledge will be an asset for the bid
committee as we look forward to the Host City announcement next year".
He added, "alongside many other athletes working with the bid committee
Kwang-bae Kang has played a crucial role in the development of our Games Plan.
Our bid is focused on meeting the needs of the athletes and with their advice
and support we have created the most compact Games Plan in Olympic Winter Games
history".