Lausanne, Switzerland, January 10, 2020: The fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024 will be held in Gangwon province in the cities of PyeongChang (snow sports) and Gangneung (ice sports) – home of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
On Friday, January 10, the 135th IOC Session voted to award the Winter YOG to Asia for the first time, building on the legacy of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Of the 81 valid votes cast, 79 were in favour and two against.
Gangwon 2024 draws upon the successful delivery of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 and aims to continue their vision of bringing sport to a new generation of winter athletes.
“Consistent with the Olympic Agenda 2020 reforms, the proposed plans by Gangwon 2024 will ensure the Youth Olympic Games remain sustainable and affordable. The Gangwon 2024 proposition enhances the legacy of PyeongChang 2018,” said IOC President Thomas Bach.
“The interest shown by many regions around the world in hosting future Olympic and Youth Olympic Games demonstrates that our new approach, based on constant dialogue, flexibility, sustainability, legacy and creating a project together, is the right approach.”
Park Yang-woo, Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism and head of the Gangwon 2024 delegation, added: “The Korean government is committed to providing the necessary support to ensure that the Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games are a great success.
“We will continue the strong legacy of the recent Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang and work to achieve our vision of expanding new horizons in sport.”
The 2024 Youth Olympic Village will be located at student accommodation at Gangneung-Wonju University.
From the very beginning of the dialogue, the IOC has indicated to the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee that it would be ready to accept the Olympic Committee of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a partner in the organisation of the 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games, if the circumstances allow.
Source: www.olympic.org
