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Mr. Yu awarded Order of Sport Merit from the President of Korea

By office@asia.triathlon.org | 19 Jan, 2012

Mr. Yu, Kyung Sun, ITU Vice President & ASTC President, was honored with an Order of Sport Merit on January 17th in PyeongChang county, 2018 Winter Olympic Host city. The Order of Sport Merit is one of the highest awards presented by Korean Government and is given to individuals who demonstrate distinguished contributions to the Sports Development in Korea. 

Mr. Yu has been serving as President and Vice president of the Korean Triathlon Federation since year 2,000. Also he has been serving as Vice President and Committee Chairman of Korean Olympic Committee for 10 years.

. “Receiving the Order is a great honor and I would like to thank all of those who gave their support.” Said Mr. Yu