[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = The Korean athletes who participated in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics celebrated the first day of the New Year in Beijing on the 1st (local time), China, and prayed for good luck.
| The Korean delegation celebrates joint Chinese New Year celebrations in Beijing. [사진 = 대한체육회] |
The Korean delegation held a joint Lunar New Year ceremony in the presence of representatives of the Korean delegation headquarters in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games Athletes’ Village, including team leader Yun Hong-geun, deputy general manager Yoo In-tak, short track coach Young-seok Lee, and delegation representatives Kwak Yun-ki and A-rang Kim.
General Manager Hong-geun Yoon prayed for the good health and well-being of our team by bowing down to ancestors and raising a cup in accordance with the orders of the presiding officer. In addition, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, our biggest holiday, we delivered New Years Eve money to the players who attended their turn. In the short track, Yoongi Kwak replied, “I will repay you with good results by maintaining the best condition.”