The number of athletes by country and event that will participate in the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games
(hereinafter referred to as Gangwon 2024), which will open in 10 days, has been confirmed.
The Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee announced on the 9th the size of the participating athletes calculated after the final list was closed.
Entry closed at 11:59 PM on the 5th our time. 바카라사이트닷컴
1,803 athletes from 79 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will participate in this competition.
There are 920 men and 883 women.
The organizing committee introduced that the number of participating countries (NOC) is 3 more than the previous competition
the 3rd Lausanne, Switzerland, making it the largest ever Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Korea, the host country, sent the largest number of athletes, 102, while the United States (101) and Germany (90) ranked second and third in number of athletes.
Not only winter sports powerhouses such as Austria (61), Canada (79), and Sweden (53)
but also weak countries in winter sports such as Nigeria (6), the Philippines (3)
and the United Arab Emirates (2) are recruiting athletes. send.
By sport, ice hockey players are the most with 423, followed by biathlon (200), alpine skiing (162), and cross-country skiing (154).
Gangwon 2024, the first Youth Winter Olympics held in Asia, will open on the 19th and be held in Gangneung
Pyeongchang, Jeongseon, and Hoengseong in Gangwon-do until February 1.
Athletes compete for 81 gold medals in 7 events and 15 events.
The opening ceremony will be held simultaneously at Gangneung Speed Skating Stadium and Pyeongchang Dome at 8 p.m. on the 19th, and all games except the opening ceremony can be watched for free.