<Challenging the World> Challenging the World is an autobiography by Un-yong Kim, former vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), focusing on his own career. Kim, founder of the World Taekwondo Federation, writes about how he developed taekwondo into a popular global sport and shares stories of global sports diplomacy. Providing readers with a glimpse into his professional life, he recounts his experiences not only for those in the sports world today but for younger generations as well.
출판사 서평
This book was written in 2002 by Kim Un-yong, former vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and updated shortly before his passing in 2017. A former diplomat, he turned his hand to sports administration when he became president of the Korean Taekwondo Association (1971).
He quickly founded the Kukkiwon (1972) and the World Taekwondo Federation (1973), and worked tirelessly to develop taekwondo, a Korean martial art, into a popular global sport. The IOC’s approval of taekwondo as an Olympic sport in 1994 was his crowning glory.
Kim Un-yong was instrumental in the successful bid for and staging of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Elected as an IOC member in 1986, and swiftly rising to become an executive board member (1988) and vice president (1992), he was a consummate sports diplomat on behalf of Korea and Korean sports for over 30 years.
This book will help readers understand the world of sports and the importance of sports diplomacy. Kim Un-yong describes his experiences with world sports figures, including former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, behind the scenes negotiations with North Koreans for the first historic joint march of North and South Korean athletes at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and how he was able to seize valuable opportunities for Korea and Korean sports so successfully.
He also describes the IOC presidential election in Moscow in 2001, where he came in second. Pyeongchang’s failed bid in 2003 for the 2010 Winter Olympics resulted in a cynical blame game among domestic politicians that led to his imprisonment in 2004. The prosecution against him drew condemnations from around the world and was strongly criticised by the United Nations Human Rights Commission. He was later pardoned and reinstated in 2008.
Despite setbacks and adversity (“challenges”), Kim Un-yong is full of positive memories of his colourful life. When life did not go as planned, he often took the second best option and turned them into remarkable successes. (“Taking the next best option and giving it my all brought surprisingly good results.”)
저자 소개
Former IOC Vice President Kim Un-yong has been acting brilliantly as a global sports leader since his election as IOC member in 1985. He has served as President of Korean Sports Council and Korean Olympic Committee. He also served as President of General Association of International Sports Federations, Founding President of the World Games, Chairman of IOC Radio & Television commission. He candidate to IOC Presidency as the 1st Asian and he was a prime mover behind Seoul Olympic Games and 2002 FIFA World Cup. He succeeded in bring many important international sport events to Korea, elevating status of Korea at international stage. Joint march of the North and South Korean delegations at the opening of Sydney Olympics received the world applause. Since he assumed the presidency of Korean Taekwondo Association in 1971, he constructed and founded the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo federations.
목차
Introduction
Foreword
Prologue
CHAPTER 1 As the president of the Korea Sports Council (KSC) and the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC)
Chapter 2 Racial barriers at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) election in Moscow
Chapter 3 The 2000 Sydney Olympics: An emotional appeal for peace and reunification
Chapter 4 Taekwondo: An ancient Korean martial art
CHAPTER 5 Korean sports launch into the world
CHAPTER 6 Dream of becoming a global leader
Chapter 7 Unforgettable people
Chronology
Publications
References
Index of Names
