Choi Yoon Appointed Deputy Head of Tokyo Olympic Team, OK Financial Group Chairman

On the 8th, Choi Yoon, the chairman (left), is taking a commemorative photo after the 32nd Tokyo Summer Olympics Korean National Team Send-off Ceremony held at Olympic Hall, Olympic Park, Seoul. Photo by OK Savings Bank

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Choi Yoon, Chairman of OK Financial Group, has been officially appointed as the '2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Deputy Head of the South Korean National Team.'

According to industry sources on the 12th, the Korea Olympic Committee recently finalized the list of executives for the South Korean National Team headquarters, including the head and deputy head. The executives will be responsible for on-site operations from the opening of the Olympics on the 23rd of this month until the 8th of next month.

Chairman Choi Yoon will represent the team alongside the head of the delegation and carry out duties such as ▲participating in official events including the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies ▲meeting and conversing with visiting dignitaries ▲attending team meetings ▲and encouraging athletes and coaching staff.

Currently, Chairman Choi also serves as the President of the Korea Rugby Union and as an executive director of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. In April, at the '2020 Tokyo Olympics G-100 Media Day' held at the Jincheon National Training Center, he was appointed as the Deputy Head of the South Korean National Team for the Tokyo Olympics in his capacity as President of the Korea Rugby Union.

Chairman Choi emphasized, “As Deputy Head, I will strive to ensure that South Korea’s national athletes can showcase their best performance through close cooperation with various stakeholders.”

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