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Introduction
The 23rd Winter Olympic Games were held in Pyeongchang, Gangneung, and Jeongseon, Gangwon-do Province for 17 days from February 9 to February 25, 2018. It was the first Olympics to be held in South Korea in 30 years since Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics.
PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics was held on an unprecedented scale for 10 days from March 9 to March 18, 2018, featuring a total of 6 sports and 80 events and 567 participants from 49 countries, making it the largest Winter Olympics ever held. The 2018 Winter Olympics started with an ambitious slogan to make it a global festival that brings together all generations and countries, and Korea achieved the feat of winning 5 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals.
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Presenting the immersive fun of ice sports in Gangneung!
Short-track speed skating presenting enthralling moments of skaters overtaking each other on the ice track / Figure skating where the crowd gets up to cheer each successful spin / Curling that captivated new fans watching the games on their smartphones / Ice hockey where people keep their eye on the puck moving between the sticks / Speed skating where skaters push their limits to set a new world record
Four Olympic stadiums where ice sports events were held
| Venues | Facility Size | Capacity | Note | |
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| Gangneung Ice Arena |
Ground 4F, Basement 2F | 2 Ice Rink | 12,000 |
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| Gangneung Oval |
Ground 2F, Basement 2F | 400m Double Track | 8,000 | Used as a multi-sport convention center (indoor sports, drones, e-sports games, etc.) |
| Gangneung Hockey Center |
Ground 3F | 1 Ice Rink | 10,000 | Ice hockey arena |
| Gwangdong Hockey Center |
Ground 4F, Basement 1F | 1 Ice Rink | 6,000 | |
| Gangneung Curling Center |
Ground 4F, Basement 1F | 4 Curling Sheets | 3,500 | Curling arena |
- Period : July 3 to 13, 2023 (11 days)
- Part 1 : July 3 (Mon.) ~ July 7 (Fri.), 2023
- Part 2 : July 9 (Sun.) ~ July 13 (Thur.), 2023
The parade will be held on July 9 (Sun).
- Venue : Gangneung & DMZ Museum in Goseong-gun
- Details
- Official events : Opening and closing ceremonies, competition, awards ceremony, concert, and parade
- Other events : Workshops, seminars, international conferences, etc.
- Hosted by the German Interkultur Foundation in Gangneung City, Gangwon state
- Organized by the Organizing Committee for the World Choir Games 2023 Gangneung, Republic of Korea
- Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Education, and Gangneung Tourism Development Corporation
- Official website : https://www.interkultur.com/events/world-choir-games/gangneung-2023/
About the World Choir Games 2023 Gangneung
The World Choir Games, a biennial event organized by the German Interkultur Foundation, was launched in Austria in 2000. The World Choir Games 2023 is set to be held in Gangwon state and Gangneung City starting on July 3. Gangneung is a city of tourism, culture, and art that’s filled with the pleasant fragrances of coffee, the sea, and pine trees, and it is a city full of diverse charms where there are beautiful traces of a thousand years of history.
It is the second city in Korea to host the World Choir Games following Busan in 2002. It is also where PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games were held and became a historic “Peaceful Olympics” with the athletes from North and South Korean teams walking into the stadium together during the opening ceremony and the formation of an inter-Korean team for one of the events. The World Choir Games 2023 set to be held under the theme of “Peace and Prosperity” inherited from the Winter Olympics will be a special event where the chorus of world peace will be completed by turning the inter-Korean conflict into peace.
Event Overview
- Date : January 19 to February 1, 2024 (consultation with the IOC)
- Host cities : Gangneung, Pyeongchang, Jeongseon, and Hoengseong in Gangwon Province (consultation with the IOC)
- Participation : 1,900 athletes from 70 countries / 15- to 18-year-old athletes
- Competition size : 7 events, 15 events, 81 events, 1,900 athletes
- 5 ice sporting events
- Skating (short track, speed, and figure skating), ice hockey, and curling
- 10 snow sporting events
- Skiing (alpine, freestyle, snowboarding, ski jumping, cross country, and Nordic combined), biathlon, bobsleigh, Skelton and luge
Introduction
The 4th Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon state in South Korea, which hosted the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. As the host of the first Winter Youth Olympics to be held in Asia, Gangwon state will organize various activities before and after the games for youth.
The vision of Gangwon 2024 is to deliver sports that lead to a peaceful future resulting from coexistence and unity and bring about joy and growth. The aim is to create positive changes in the region and promote social cohesion, while influencing society in the areas of sports, culture, and education.
Gangwon 2024 will reuse many of the facilities used at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. This will help save money and ensure a sustainable Youth Olympics, while giving young athletes participating in the Youth Olympics the opportunity to compete in the same arenas where the Olympic Games were held several years ago.
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Gangwon 2024 will provide groundbreaking experiences to participating athletes and youth by promoting the Olympic values through sports and empowering them to grow and bring about positive change.
Youth celebrating peace, coexistence, and unity through sports to create a better future together
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- Establish a youth volunteer culture by promoting volunteerism
- Encourage youth to participate in the preparation and hosting of the games
- Establish a youth exchange and cooperation system through sports and cultural activities
- Organize various youth participation activities and provide career development opportunities
- Promote awareness of the importance of a healthy mind and body through increased physical activity and participation
- Offer increased opportunities for Asian youth to experience winter sports
- Create an environment where players can demonstrate their talents and skills
- Emphasize the safety and human rights of athletes, youth, and operating personnel
- Increase awareness and accessibility of the Youth Olympic Games through digital platforms
- Nurture promising young people and provide them with opportunities to lead other young people to participate in sports
- Boost national harmony and pride
- Turn Gangwon state into the center of winter sports in Asia
- Promote the excellence of Korean youth culture and arts using local culture and Korean content
- Hold the games in an efficient and economical way by utilizing the facilities and operational know-how from PyeongChang 2018
- Develop educational programs to promote peace through sports
- Deliver the 2018 Pyeongchang Peace Initiative to youth around the world
- Give young people opportunities to spread the values of peace, harmony, and coexistence
- Jointly develop the games with the IOC
- Jointly develop the games with youth
- Identify and cooperate with stakeholders in the joint development of the Youth Olympic Games
Ice sport games took place in Gangneung
| Venues | Facility Size | Capacity | Event | |
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| Gangneung Arena | Ground 4F, Basement 2F | 1 Ice Rink | 12,000 | Figure, Short track |
| Gangneung Oval | Ground 2F, Basement 2F | 400mDouble Track | 8,000 | Speed Skating |
| Gangneung Hockey Center | Ground 3F | 1 Ice Rink | 10,000 | Ice hockey |
| Gangneung Curling Center | Ground 4F, Basement 1F | 4 Curling Sheets | 3,500 | Curling |