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(Olympics) New S. Korean IOC member hoping to reward athletes' trust

· By Yoo Jee-ho
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MILAN, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- While preparing for a career as a bobsleigh pilot, Won Yun-jong knew little about sports diplomacy. It wasn't until his Winter Games debut at Sochi 2014 that he first learned of former Olympians representing their peers on the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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