South Korea's sports diplomacy has added a new hand, and Park Joo-hee has become the first Korean woman to serve as an executive member of the OCA

Park Joo-hee, President of the International Sports Strategy Committee (ISF) and Asian Sports Ambassador of the Korean Sports Association, became the first Korean woman to serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

ISF Chairman Park Joo-hee, who was elected as an executive member of the OCA

On the 12th local time, ISF said at the 45th OCA General Meeting held in Kuwait City, Kuwait: "Chairman Park was unanimously approved by the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of 45 countries and was elected as the chairman and executive member of the OCA Athlete Relations Committee. ”

Park Joo-hee is the only Korean to be elected to the OCA executive committee, the first time as a Korean woman. At this point, Park Joo-hee, as a member of the executive committee representing the NOCs of 45 countries in Asia, has the right to make the main decisions of the OCA.

The scene of the 45th OCA conference

Park Joo-hee, who is regarded as a Korean-born Asian female sports leader in the international sports world, has a deep connection with OCA. She joined the OCA in 2007 as a Doping Inspector for the Korean Anti-Doping Commission and played a pivotal role in the establishment of the OCA's Anti-Doping Management System. He then served as the head of the anti-doping field at international competitions such as the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade, and has been serving as the vice chairman of the OCA Anti-Doping Committee.

In 2020, Park Joo-hee served as a member of the evaluation committee among the four Asian-born candidates to evaluate the venues for the 2030 and 2034 Asian Games. She was also elected for the first time as a Scientific Committee member of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and as an Executive Member of the World Swimming Federation for the first time.

ISF President Park Joo-hee, IOC President Coventry, and Korea Sports Association President Yoo Seung-min (second from left)

Park Joo-hee expressed his impressions, saying, "Next year, we will actively participate in the voice of our country on the international stage, including the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games. We will contribute to our athletes and related individuals and lead the sports diplomacy of the Republic of Korea. In addition, Yoo Seung-min, president of the Korea Sports Association, said, "The Asian continent plays the greatest role in multi-sport events such as the Olympic Games, so we hope to cultivate OCA executive members with rich experience and expertise, which will play a significant role in strengthening cooperation between Asia and the Republic of Korea in the field of sports in the future." ”