Kim Joong-soo, vice president of the Korea Badminton Association, elected president of the Asian Badminton Federation – Nationwide > Articles

[더팩트 | 정읍=곽시형 기자] Kim Joong-soo, vice president of the Korea Badminton Association, was elected president of the Asian Badminton Federation.

Vice Chairman Kim Joong-soo was elected as the chairman at the 2023 Asian Badminton Federation regular general meeting executive election held in Dubai with 40 out of 43 member countries participating. His term is 4 years. He was elected with 29 votes out of 40 countries in a race against Kuwait’s Ali Jaber al-Mari, who ran with the support of Middle East countries and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Chairman Kim Joong-soo is the third Korean chairman following Chairman Jeong Jeong-hun (1995-1997) and Kang Young-joong (2003-2006) and is the ‘first Korean athlete’.

In his acceptance speech, the new president, Kim Joong-soo, said, “Thank you to everyone who supported us, and the country that voted for us today and the country that supported the opponent candidate will all work together to raise the status of badminton in Asia.”

On the other hand, Jeongeup City signed an agreement with the Korea University and Business Badminton Federation to hold the ‘National Badminton Championships’, a major competition with national team selection points, for 4 years from 2024, fostering the local specialized sports industry and developing local sports. has laid the foundation for

In addition, it preemptively signed a provisional agreement with the Asian Federation in April to establish a business alliance and cooperation relationship hosted by the Asian Badminton Federation, such as ‘2024 Asian Youth Camp’.

The city plans to discuss hosting an international badminton tournament to revitalize the local economy and enhance the world status of Jeongeup, the city of Donghak Peasant Revolution.

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