Bobsleigh medalist Won Yun-jong, figure skater Cha Jun-hwan to compete to become Korea's IOC candidate

Two athletes are vying to become South Korea's candidate to enter a race to win a seat on the International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.

According to the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee on Tuesday, bobsleigh Olympic silver medalist Won Yun-jong has submitted an application to be considered as a candidate for the IOC Athletes' Commission.

This follows figure skater Cha Jun-hwan, who secured fifth place at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, submitting his bid earlier.

The committee plans to form an evaluation panel to select the final candidate who will then compete against candidates from other nations in an election that will be held at the 2026 Winter Olympics.