[용인=뉴스핌] Reporter Ho-geun Noh = The city of Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, has appointed Ha Tae-kwon and Lee Yong-dae, the gold medalists of the badminton Olympics, as ambassadors for the ‘2022 Gyeonggi Sports Festival’ on the 8th.
| On the 8th, Yongin City appointed former badminton players, Ha Tae-kwon and Lee Yong-dae, as ambassadors for the 2022 Gyeonggi Sports Festival.[사진=용인시청] 2021.11.08 [email protected] |
Former coach Ha Tae-kwon won the men’s doubles medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and Lee Yong-dae won the gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Former coach Ha Tae-kwon and player Yong-dae Lee plan to conduct various promotional activities such as shooting promotional videos and social media activities until April next year, when the Gyeonggi Sports Festival is held, and they will also become torch relay runners.
At the appointment ceremony held at Yongin City Hall on the same day, Lee Yong-dae said, “I will work hard for the success of the Gyeonggi Sports Festival.”
Mayor Baek Gun-ki, who delivered the letter of appointment, said, “I have high expectations to appoint two of the best Korean badminton stars as ambassadors.
