Dream Program 2013 is set to start on January 5 with 166 youths from 40 countries in PyeongChang, the host city of the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. This annual winter sports camp provides winter sports experience such as skiing and skating and promotes exchange of culture and friendship among youths from all over the world. 13 nations send their youths to Dream Program for the first time, including East Timor, Vietnam, Uganda, Rwanda, and Papua New Guinea.
Dream Program, an initiative established in 2004 by Gangwon Province during PyeongChang’s bid for the Olympic Games to promote the values and ideals of the Olympic Movement and expand the base of winter sports globally, celebrates its 10th edition this year.
For the time, Dream Program has invited 1,083 young people from 50 different countries where winter sports are not enjoyed due to various reasons. Among the participants, total 46 athletes represented their own countries as national team members at international winter sports events, including the Olympic Winter Games.
The program has received praise from international sports community for promoting peace and harmony through sports, contributing to PyeongChang’s bid and also gotten support of national government authorities by raising awareness of Korea through the world.
For this year, Dream Program will introduce a session called "Master Class" in which Olympic medalists or national team members of Korea like Sung Si-baek, a Korean short track speed skater and Olympic silver medalist, give one-on-one lessons. Also, to celebrate its ten-year anniversary, Snowshoe Marathon will be held in the Alpensia Cross-country Course, in which Dream Program participants will join to experience Korean traditional snowshoes and get together with Korean runners.
For more information contact: Gangwon Headquarters for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Event Team)
Tel +82 33 249 3258 / Fax +82 33 249 4096 / Email egchoi@korea.kr For the event period, contact at mobile +82 10 9243 5184
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