BOOKMARK
  • Korean|
  • Chinese|
  • Japanese|
  • Vietnamese
본문내용 바로가기

Aju Business Daily

SEARCH
  • ECONOMY
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • IT
  • South Korea
  • North Korea
  • WORLD
  • SPORTS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • AUTO MOTIVE
  • OPINION
  • PEOPLE
  • MILITARY
Home > SPORTS > article

Olympic Truce Wall to greet athletes in Pyeongchang next week

Lim Chang-won Reporter(cwlim34@ajunews.com) | Posted : Febuary 1, 2018, 16:15 | Updated : Febuary 13, 2018, 15:51
  • 트위터
  • 페이스북
  • 웨이보

[Photo by Namkung Jinwoong = timeid@ajunews.com]


SEOUL, Feb. 01 (Aju News) -- A truce wall will be unveiled at the athletes' village for South Korea's first Winter Olympic next week to convey a message of peace through sport, organizers said Thursday.

The three-meter-high concrete mural designed by South Korean artist Yi Je-seok will be filled with signatures from athletes when organizers unveil it on Monday in a ceremony to be attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

Yi has said he was inspired by Pope Francis' message that building bridges, not walls, encourages relations among people. The IOC has set up the monument since the 2006 Turin Winter Games to inherit the spirit of ancient Greece, which stopped conflicts to allow safe travel to and from the Olympic Games,

In November last year, the U.N. General Assembly adopted an "Olympic Truce" resolution to ensure safe passage for all participants in the Olympics, urging member states to observe the resolution from seven days before the start of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang until seven days after the end of the Paralympic Games.


 

  • Lim Chang-won Reporter
  • email : cwlim34@ajunews.com
© Aju Business Daily & www.ajunews.com Copyright: All materials on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the authorization from the Aju News Corporation.
  • twitter
  • facebook
  • weibo
  • link copy
  • LIST
  • TOP

Related news

  • .Two-time speedskating Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa announces retirement .
    Two-time speedskating Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa announce…
  • .Hanjin patriarchs death follows years of stressful incidents and disgrace.
    Hanjin patriarch's death follows years of stressful incident…
  • .LGU+ successfully test 5G-connected autonomous vehicle on crowded ruban roads.
    LGU+ successfully test 5G-connected autonomous vehicle on cr…
  • .Nataional team skater suspended for one month for entering female dorm.
    Nataional team skater suspended for one month for entering f…
  • . Will N.K. leader use Chinese plane or his own to fly to Vietnam: Yonhap.
    Will N.K. leader use Chinese plane or his own to fly to Vie…

Real Time Photo News

  • .Actor Kang Ji-hwan receives suspended jail sentence for sexually assaulting female staff.

    Actor Kang Ji-hwan receives suspended jail sentence for sexually assaulting female staff

  • .​Singer Sung Si-kyung to release duet song with singer IU next week.

    ​Singer Sung Si-kyung to release duet song with singer IU next week

  • .Singer Kang Daniel suspends all activities due to depression and panic disorder.

    Singer Kang Daniel suspends all activities due to depression and panic disorder

  • .K-pop band BTS to perform at 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Japan.

    K-pop band BTS to perform at 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Japan

  • .​Actress Go Joon-hee gives update on legal battles against cyberbullies.

    ​Actress Go Joon-hee gives update on legal battles against cyberbullies

Latest News

more+

  • SK Innovation completes first overseas electric vehicle battery plant in China
  • Actor Kang Ji-hwan receives suspended jail sentence for sexually assaulting female staff
  • Taihan agrees to set up fiber-optical cable joint venture in Kuwait
  • Lotte Data Communication partners with Corys of France for OTS cooperation to create new business mo…
  • Korean Air partners with Kakao to develop convenient services for passengers
Aju Business Daily
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
  • PRIVACY STATEMENT
  • Copyright Policy

Address : Aju News Corporation LEEMA Building, 11th floor, 42, Jong-ro 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul.    Mail : swatchsjp@ajunews.com

Copyright ⓒ 2016 By Ajunews Corporation, All Rights Reserved.

Mobile view