Judo Hero Ha Hyung Joo Appointed Chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Agency

Judo Hero Ha Hyung Joo Appointed Chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Agency

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Mr. Ha Hyung-joo, a gold medalist in judo at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Organization.

Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yoo In-chon handed over the letter of appointment to Ha today (Nov. 18) at the Seoul Pavilion of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Ha, who won the first Olympic gold medal in Korean judo history at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the men's 95-kilogram category, has served as a professor of physical education at Dong-A University and as a permanent auditor of the Korea Sports Promotion Agency.

“The Korea Sports Promotion Agency is an important organization that fosters national sports promotion projects and the sports industry through the creation and management of the Korea Sports Promotion Fund,”  카지노사이트 said Minister Yoo In-chon. ”I hope the new chairman will help us achieve sports welfare and the growth of the sports industry based on his many years of experience and expertise in the field of physical education.”

Ha was appointed by President Yun Suk-yeol at the recommendation of Minister Yoo In-chon after an open recruitment process by the Korea Sports Promotion Organization and a screening process by an executive recommendation committee comprised of sports, business, and legal experts.

The inauguration ceremony will be held at the Seoul Olympic Parktel on Nov. 20. His term of office will run until Nov. 17, 2027.