Lee Sang-hyun, Head of AG Delegation, Encourages Asian Para Games Team and Discusses Expansion of Exchanges

Lee Sang-hyun, President of the Korea Cycling Federation who served as the head of the South Korean delegation for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, visited the Asian Para Games site to encourage the South Korean athletes.

The Korea Cycling Federation announced on October 23 that President Lee visited the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on October 22 to watch the cycling events of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games and delivered a donation of encouragement to Park Heung-sik, head of the South Korean delegation.

Following the visit, President Lee met with Jung Jin-wan, President of the Korea Paralympic Committee, at the delegation's operations room in Nagoya to discuss cooperation measures, including sports science support, the discovery and fostering of promising athletes, the expansion of exchanges between athletes with and without disabilities, and the hosting of integrated games.

"Having served as the head of the Asian Games delegation, I wanted to personally visit the Asian Para Games to cheer on the challenges and passion of the athletes," President Lee said. "I deeply appreciate the hard work of President Jung, delegation head Park, and all the coaches and officials striving for the strong performance of our athletes."

President Lee also extended his congratulations to Jang Min-ho, a gold medalist in track and field at the Games.

The South Korean cycling national team has reaped 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 3 bronze medals at this competition (as of 11:30 a.m. on October 23).

(Photo courtesy of the Korea Cycling Federation, Yonhap News)
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