PyeongChang 2014 is hoping to be selected a candidate for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and supporters of its bid participated in a Running-Event to commemorate “Olympic Day” on June 10.
A 5 km race was held from the Peace Gate Plaza, Olympic Park, Seoul, venue of the 1988 Seoul Olympics and about 100 members of Dongsamo from the Seoul area celebrated the spirit of the Olympics and their support for PyeongChang’s 2014 bid by wearing vests and waving flags.
Dongsamo is an on-line community with 110,000 members from all over the world formed to publicize and support PyeongChang’s 2014 Winter Olympic bid.
Kwoen O-Kyeong, leader of Seoul Dongsamo said, “I have come here to remember the rebirth of modern Olympics and to show my passion for 2014 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang”.
Also 225 leaders of Korean Societies from 56 countries showed their support for PyeongChang’s bid on June 8 during the annual conference of World Korean Societies’ Leaders, which aims to solidify the unity and identity on behalf of seven million Korean residents overseas.
Meanwhile construction work on the access roads to be used should PyeongChang host the 2014 Games, started on June 8.
The 7.5 km long section of the road between the Jungbong area of the Jeongseon downhill course venue and PyeongChang, the Olympic venue for the Opening and Closing Ceremony, is to be straightened.
Construction will cost 50.5 billion KRW. The road will be expanded to double to 11.5 km by 2011.
An official from the Ministry of Construction and Transportation said, “we have started the construction in advance than the schedule in an effort to help PyeongChang’s 2014 bid”.
