The Seoul 2024 Olympic Legacy Forum is an international sports event organized by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation with the theme "Sharing benefits together through the Olympic legacy". The forum focuses on the sustainable development of the Olympic legacy and seeking new cooperation opportunities in the region and globally.
Deputy Director of the Sports Authority of Vietnam Le Thi Hoang Yen attended the Seoul 2024 Olympic Legacy Forum
The 2024 Forum was attended by 400 delegates from the International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committees and Asian Paralympic Committees, along with local government officials and sports organizations in Korea. In particular, there were 40 officials representing 31 organizations from 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation - Cho Hyun-jae and Head of the Seoul Olympic Legacy Forum Organizing Committee (former Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea) Oh Ji-cheol delivered welcoming speeches and opened the Forum.
During the 3 days of the Forum, delegates attended working sessions with different topics including: "Olympic Movement and Benefits from the Perspective of Future Generations"; "Basis of Sustainable Olympic Legacy" and "Olympic Performance and Communication". Through this, Olympic heritage management agencies representing each country also shared their experiences and expertise.
Interestingly, the Seoul 2024 Olympic Heritage Forum Organizing Committee also arranged a sports promotion and experience area on the first floor of Seoul Olympic Parktel. Here, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in sports activities. Along with that, the Seoul Olympic Heritage Tour and the Korean Cultural Tour brought participants the experience of making Korean food, wearing Hanbok and watching the night view of the Han River...
Delegates delivered messages about sports
It can be said that as soon as the 2024 Paris Olympic Games end, with the increasing interest of countries and territories in sustainable sports heritage values, the role of Olympic heritage becomes more important than ever. Therefore, the Seoul 2024 Olympic Legacy Forum will be an important event for countries to share experiences and seek innovative solutions to ensure that major sporting events such as the Olympic Games can make a positive contribution to sustainable development.
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