POCOG위원장 패럴림픽 Thank you Breakfast Speech (3월18일)

[POCOG위원장 패럴림픽 Thank you Breakfast Speech (3월18일)]

 

 

지난 3월18일(일) 평창2018 동계 페럴림픽 최종일 폐회식날 아침 IPC위원장 Andrew Parsons 주최 POCOG대상 '감사조찬'(Thank-you Breatfast)가 있었습니다.

 

 

(Andrew Parsons)

 

 

함께 참석한 최문순강원도지사는 이희범 POCOG위원장과 함께 IPC최고영에인 IPC공로메달(IPC Highest Honor Medal)을 수여 받고 유머스런 멘트를 날려 좌중을 즐겁게 해 주었습니다.

 

최지사는 대회기간 중 Andrew Parsons IPC위원장에게 수여한 명예강원도민증을 상기하면서 강원도의 상징인  '명예감자' (Honorary Potato)라고 호칭하면서 다시 '위원장 감자'(President Potato)라고 정겨움을 표현하기도 하였습니다.

 

 

이에 앞서 먼저 IPC최고공로메달을 수여 받은 이희범 POCOG위원장의 감사조찬 연설문을 소개해 드립니다.

 

 

 

"Good morning, IPC President Andrew Parsons, CEO Xavier Gonzalez, and distinguished IPC Governing Board members,

 

First of all, let me express my whole-hearted thanks to IPC President Andrew for his outstanding and dynamic leadership and chairmanship.

 

Second of all, I would also like to profoundly appreciate CEO Xavier Gonzalez for his strenuous support while spending his time with us along the 7-year long, long journey only for the success of the PyeongChang Paralympic Games.

 

Third of all, it is with warm-hearted pleasure to give my special thanks to IPC Administration including Mr. Thanos Kostopoulos, IPC Executive Director of the Paralympic Games for their helpful and useful and friendly advice for such a long time.

 

Thanks to your support and guidance, PyeongChang2018 was able to accomplish its 7-year long mission.

 

We have seen so many great winter Para athletes inspiring and impressing the world with their excellent performances, new Paralympic and world records set, personal bests, moments of exemplary Para-sportsmanship and great emotions at venues as well as Paralympic Village.

 

“As role models, Para athletes maximized their abilities, by combining mental toughness, physical ability and outstanding agility to produce sporting performances, thus empowering and exciting others to participate in sport.”

 

We have seen and witnessed together the incredible transformation of ‘once a small mountain village and towns now turned into a shining global hub of winter sport’ with newly modified infrastructure jointly thanks to the Olympic and Paralympic Movement. This is a tremendous legacy of the Games.

 

Together we created a Paralympic miracle.

Together we achieved a Peace Paralympics.

Together we showcased the marvelous Games.

Together we inspired and impressed the world.

Together we will continue to move forward with the unifying power of sport in a Paralympic spirit of “Agitos” and 4 Paralympic Values of “Courage, Determination, Inspiration and Equality”

 

May God bless you, and I wish you a pleasant journey back home.

 

Thank you very much.