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토마스 바흐(62·독일) 국제올림픽위원회(IOC) 위원장이 19일 방한한다.
바흐 위원장은 19일 오전 입국해 조양호 평창동계올림픽 조직위원장과 국내 후 원사 대표들과 오찬을 할 예정이다.
오후에는 청와대에서 박근혜 대통령을 예방, 평창 동계올림픽 성공 개최를 위한 범정부 지원 등 다양한 의견을 나눈 뒤 20일 오전 중국으로 출국한다. 이번 방한에는 구닐라 린드베리 평창동계올림픽 조정위원장과 크리스토프 드케 퍼 IOC 사무총장, 크리스토프 두비 수석국장 등이 동행한다.
바흐 IOC 위원장 일행은 22일 중국 베이징에서 개막하는 세계육상선수권대회에 참석할 예정이다. (연합)
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IOC President Bach to visit S. Korea
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, will visit South Korea this week to meet with sponsors of the upcoming Winter Olympics to be held here, officials said Tuesday.
The organizing committee of the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang said Bach will arrive in South Korea on Wednesday for a two-day visit. He will attend a luncheon hosted by Cho Yang-ho, head of the organizing committee, with representatives from the corporate sponsors of the 2018 Olympics also on hand.
Bach will then pay a courtesy visit to President Park Geun-hye, where the two are expected to share opinions on the governmental support to ensure a successful Winter Games in 2018.
On Thursday, Bach will depart for Beijing, where he will attend the 2015 World Championships in Athletics set to kick off Saturday.
PyeongChang officials said Bach will be accompanied by Gunilla Lindberg, head of the IOC's Coordination Commission on PyeongChang; Christophe Dube, the IOC's executive director; and Christophe De Kepper, director general of the Olympic body. (Yonhap)
