Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports & Tourism Kim Chong encouraged the athletes by saying, “I would like to extend my warm gratitude to the athletes who silently shed their drops of sweat. The fruit of your patience and efforts will make the future of Korean sports much brighter.”
Kim Rak-hwan (second from right), head of the national team for the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014, receives the Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, from Kim Sung-il, president of the Korea Paralympic Committee, during the Team Korea launch ceremony for the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014.
Kim Rak-hwan (second from right), head of the national team for the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014, waves the Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, after receiving it from Kim Sung-il (left), president of the Korea Paralympic Committee, during the Team Korea launch ceremony for the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014.
Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports & Tourism Kim Chong delivers congratulatory remarks during the Team Korea launch ceremony for the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014.
On the theme of "Impossible Drives Us,” the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014 will run for seven days from October 18 to 24. As many as 6,000 athletes from 42 countries will display their capabilities across 23 disciplines.
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
arete@korea.kr
Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports & Tourism Kim Chong (center) offers some incentive money to Kim Rak-hwan (right), the head of the national team for the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014, during the Team Korea launch ceremony.
Korean national athletes for the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014, Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports & Tourism Kim Chong, and other participants pose for a photo during the Team Korea launch event.
Young athletes offer a plaque with messages of encouragement to the nation's wheelchair athletes during the Team Korea launch ceremony.
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