The organizing committee of the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics on Dec. 13 said it launched an online store offering official souvenirs of the tournament. Seen is a doll of the competition's mascot Moongcho sold by one of the event's sponsors Aliexpress. (Aliexpress' official website)

By Lee Dasom

The official online souvenir store for next year's Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games (Gangwon 2024) has been launched, the Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee announced on Dec. 13.

The items available include leading popular products like dolls and badges featuring Moongcho, a snowball character who is Gangwon 2024's official mascot. More items like clothing, accessories and stationery will be available early next month.

Buyers can access the store through the official website of Aliexpress (https://gangwon2024.aliexpress.com/store/1103265064), one of the event's sponsors, or by searching for "Olympics" in the company's app.

To run from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1 in the city of Gangneung and counties of Pyeongchang-gun, Jeongseon-gun and Hoengseong-gun, all in Gangwon-do Province, the competition is expected to attract over 1,900 young athletes ages 15-18 from approximately 80 countries competing in 15 disciplines across seven sports including short track.

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