Gangwon, Korea, September 10, 2022: The first Winter Youth Olympic Games to be held in Asia has announced the slogan for Gangwon 2024: “Grow together, shine forever”.
The slogan was launched at the 500 days-to-go mark of the countdown to the Winter YOG on September 6.
Kim Chul-min, YOGOC’s Secretary General, said: “The slogan expresses the pivotal ideas of the Games’ vision - ‘growth, coexistence, harmony and future’ - through the message of the spirit and hope for the future, and the spirit of the growing young people.
“This marries with the Organising Committee’s vision, ‘Youth celebrating peaceful coexistence and unity through sport to create a better future together’.”
The slogan was selected on the basis of feedback from a diverse group of people of different genders, ages and countries of residence.
Gangwon 2024 aims to provide young people with special opportunities, not only to grow through sport, but also for education at all stages of the Games’ preparations, while spreading the Olympic values.
Some of Gangwon 2024’s 500 Days-to-Go and slogan launch celebrations had to be postponed after the Republic of Korea raised its typhoon alert to its highest level. As a result, another ceremony is due to take place later this month.
The Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 will be held between 19 January and 1 February 2024, and will benefit from PyeongChang’s 2018 Olympic Winter Games legacy by using some of the same facilities for the YOG.
Some 1,900 athletes from around 81 National Olympic Committees are expected to take part. The previous Winter YOG took place in January 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Source: www.ioc.org