Badminton NSW was honoured to host the Korean 17 member delegation visit on 2 November at the Roketto Badminton CentreBadminton NSW President Carolyn Toh welcomed Chairman Kim Byung Woo and the 17 member Korean delegation at the Roketto Badminton Centre.
Korean Paralympic Committee and their 16 Korean Disability associations participated in this NSW community visit with 2 major themes:
- Overseas Study Visit on Community Sports for People with Disabilities
- Korean Excellent Barrier-Free Sports Centres Managers Tour
After a Questions and Answers session chaired by Carolyn, our para athletes demonstrated their usual training program and matches.
This intensified sports diplomacy facilitates expansion of future athlete and coach exchanges to broaden the foundation of para-badminton. Arika Shetty had been to Korea previously and (had met couple of the delegates) shared her positive experience which the Koreans appreciated.
Delegation Members and their representative associations
Kim Byung Woo – Chairman Sports for All
Minjoon Chang – Korea Paralympics Committee
Jaeyoung Hu – Korea Paralympics Committee
Kyeong Bae Wang – Iksan City Association
Insung Cho – Hwaseong City Association
Min Sick Oh – Incheon City Sports Association
Haejin Kang – Hongseong County Association
Taehoon Kang – Anyang Bandabi Sports Centre
Huijin Kim – Cheonan Bandabi Sports Centre
Daehoon Moon – Incheon Seonhak Sports Centre
Suelki Kim – Seoul Elite Sports Department
Jungil Kim – Chungnan Planning and Operations Dept
Seongki Ha – Jeonnam Elite Sports Dept
Jihun Kim – Jeonbuk Community Sports
Sungil Park – Gangwon Community Sports
Youngki Jung – Geongnam Sports Administration
Jaeseok Lee – MICE Business tourism
