Choi Yoon Appointed as Head of Hangzhou Asian Games Delegation, OK Financial Group Chairman

From September 23 to October 8
Overall Management and Support of the Team
"Hoping for a Grand Festival for Overseas Koreans and 50 Million Citizens"

Choi Yoon, Chairman of OK Financial Group, has been officially appointed as the head of the South Korean national team for this year’s Hangzhou Asian Games.

Choi Yoon, Chairman of OK Financial Group. Photo by OK Financial Group

According to OK Financial Group on the 6th, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee held a regular board meeting on the 5th and finalized the list of headquarters executives for the South Korean team, including Chairman Choi’s appointment as the head of the delegation.

Chairman Choi will oversee the operation and support of the team from September 23 to October 8, when the Hangzhou Asian Games take place. His duties include participating in official events such as the opening and closing ceremonies, attending head of delegation meetings and team meetings hosted by the organizing committee, receiving and conversing with visiting dignitaries, and encouraging athletes and coaching staff.

As a third-generation Korean-Japanese, Chairman Choi is the first overseas Korean head of delegation in the history of the Asian Games. He is determined to lead the participation and cooperation of overseas Korean networks such as the Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan), the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee in Japan, the World Korean Business Convention’s ‘Leading CEO’, the World-OKTA (World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations), the World Federation of Korean Associations, overseas Korean schools, and the Overseas Koreans Office.

Chairman Choi was appointed president of the Korea Rugby Union in 2021 and was recognized for his contributions by being appointed deputy head of the Tokyo Olympic team the same year.

He has been involved in various sports such as volleyball, golf, and baseball for the deaf, and has carried out sponsorship projects for many years. Following the ‘OK Financial Group Ushman Pro Volleyball Team,’ he founded the group’s second sports team, the ‘OK Financial Group Ushman Rugby Team,’ in March this year, and also operates ‘Seri Kids,’ a golf scholarship program supporting the growth of next-generation golf prospects.

Chairman Choi said, “I am honored and feel a heavy responsibility to be entrusted with the important duty of head of the delegation. I will do my utmost to support the team in every way so that the athletes can demonstrate passion, indomitable fighting spirit, and a challenging mindset on the field, delivering joy, inspiration, new hope, and courage to the people through sports.” He added, “I will faithfully serve as a bridge so that this Asian Games can become a grand festival uniting 7.5 million overseas Koreans and 52 million citizens.”

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