The next generation of winter sports athletes
The annual Soohorang and Bandabi Winter Sports Camps are among the post-Games programmes that continue to take inspiration from PyeongChang 2018 in promoting sports participation.
Hosted by the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation over the winter months at Olympic venues in PyeongChang and Gangneung, the camps are attended by young people from all over the Republic of Korea. As well as winter sports team trials, training sessions and sports programmes, they include an Olympic values education programme that focuses on “peace through sport”, promoting a healthy, active lifestyle and offering venue tours.
In 2022, over 12,000 students from 491 schools across the nation took part in these camps, which ensure that the PyeongChang 2018 competition venues in PyeongChang and Gangneung are open not just to high-performance athletes but young people as well, giving them the opportunity to take part in winter sports.
The Soohorang and Bandabi Sports Camps take their name from the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, respectively a white tiger and a black bear.