Asia: The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee has opened a KSOC Liaison Office in the Olympic capital of Lausanne, Switzerland.

The inauguration ceremony of the KSOC Liaison Office Lausanne took place on Tuesday, April 23 and included a forum entitled “Promote Olympism through International Sports Cooperation and Participation”.

IOC President Thomas Bach and KSOC President Lee Kee Heung were joined at the inauguration ceremony by several Korean sports dignitaries including International Skating Union President Kim Jae Youl and IOC Member Ryu Seung Min, Chair of the OCA Entourage Committee and First Vice Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission.