WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES GANGWON 2024 OFFICIAL REPORT

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WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES GANGWON 2024 official report

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Greetings

from the president

Choi Jong-gu

Executive President of the Organizing Committee of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024

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A global festival for the youth! Greetings everyone! Thank you for your support for Gangwon 2024!

After four years of preparation since the announcement of the host city at the 135th IOC Session in January 2020, I am thrilled and proud to bring Gangwon 2024 to a successful end. I am also pleased to share the full story of our journey with you in this official report of Gangwon 2024.

Being the first Youth Olympic Games to be held in Asia, we were faced with a lot of pressure and challenges. However, it turned out to be an unprecedentedly successful Youth Olympic Games. It was recognized for its world-class facilities and flawless execution by the IOC and the media around the world. IOC President Thomas Bach also called it a brilliant success.

In hosting Gangwon 2024, we fully capitalized on the legacy of PyeongChang 2018. No new facilities were built and every event took place in the existing facilities. The total budget of the Organizing Committee was KRW 96.7 billion. It was only 3.5% of the budget for PyeongChang 2018 which was KRW 2.789 trillion (excluding the facilities and infrastructure). Most of the staff of the Organizing Committee were inherited from PyeongChang 2018. About 70% of the staff members had experience working for PyeongChang 2018. That was only 14.6% of the workforce for PyeongChang 2018 but their experience and expertise was more than enough to make up the gap. The concept for this Youth Olympic Games was the “Cultural Olympiad,” which combines sporting events with cultural experiences. Around the stadiums in Pyeongchang, Gangneung, Jeongseon, and Hoengseong, we

established a festival site called “Let’s Play Winter” where visitors could enjoy a variety of family- friendly activities, sports, traditional food, as well as traditional games. We also hosted seven…

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