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STORY: SOUTH KOREA / BACH ARRIVAL
TRT: 03:39
SOURCE: IOC
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / KOREAN / NATS
DATELINE: 30 JANUARY 2018, PYEONGCHANG, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
1. Various shots, IOC President Thomas Bach’s arrival at the Incheon International Airport of Seoul
2. Various shots, Bach meeting some IOC officials on the way to the train station
3. Various shots, IOC President Thomas Bach boards the KTX high-speed train in Seoul heading to PyeongChang
4. Med shot, Thomas Bach chats with an IOC staff member of Republic of Korea onboard the KTX high-speed train
5. Various shots, the KTX high-speed train arrives at the Jinbu station in PyeongChang
6. Various shots, Bach is greeted by a member of the PyeongChang 2018 organising committee (POCOG)
7. Various shots, the press gathered for Thomas Bach’s arrival to PyeongChang
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC):
“The Korean people know that that the world is looking at Korea and that the people all over the world are enthusiastic about the news from Korea so I think we can really look forward to 17 great days for the athletes who are now slowly arriving and will share their excitement with us.”
9. Med shot, Thomas Bach greeting some more volunteers, gifting them with a pin
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC):
“It’s not only about the ice hockey team, I think it’s about the message the joint march of the team will send and this has been enthusiastically welcomed by the world. That the two national Olympic Committees came to this agreement with the International Olympic Committee to send this great message.”
11. Various shots, IOC President Thomas Bach upon his arrival at the Jinbu station in PyeongChang
12. Various shots, Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre
13. Aerial shots, Alpensia Biathlon Centre.
14. Various shots, PyeongChang Olympic Stadium
15. Aerial shots, Gangneung Ice Arena.
16. Aerial shots, Kwandong Hockey Centre
17. Aerial shots, Gangneung Oval
18. Aerial shots, Kwandong Hockey Centre
19. Aerial shots, Alpensia Sliding Centre.
20. Aerial shots, Yongpyong Alpine Centre
21. Aerial shots, IBC Media center
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach has arrived in the Republic of Korea today ahead of the Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018.
Speaking to reporters today (30 Jan) Bach said “the world is looking at Korea” as he stepped off a newly built KTX high-speed railway train at Jinbu station in PyeongChang.
One hundred and two gold medals will be up for grabs over 17 days of winter sport between 9-25 February 2018. PyeongChang 2018 will also continue the IOC’s commitment to bridge gender divides in sport. For the first time in PyeongChang, a mixed doubles event in curling will appear alongside the traditional men's and women's team events.Alpine skiing, traditionally an individual sport, will also have its own mixed team event for the first time. And finally, the speed skating programme in Château de Vidy, will be rounded off with men's and women's 'mass start' events.
On 20 January, Bach announced that a delegation from the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) would participate at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
The International Olympic Committee Executive Board also approved the unification of the two Korean delegations to create one Korean women’s ice hockey team. For the first time in their Olympic history, the two Korean NOCs will unite to compete under the Korean Unification Flag as one team in an Olympic Winter sport event.
The IOC’s President said “It’s not only about the ice hockey team I think it’s about the message the joint march of the team will send and this has been hugely enthusiastically welcomed by the world. The two national Olympic Committees came to this agreement with the International Olympic Committee to send this great message.”
Bach was met at Incheon International Airport in Seoul by Lee Hee-Beom, President of the PyeongChang 2018 organising committee (POCOG). To get a feeling for the atmosphere building ahead of the Games, Bach made his first visit to the athletes of Team Korea, who were training in a gym in PyeongChang. Taking selfies and encouraging them to strive for their goals, he said "keep working hard, but don’t forget it is also fun."
From Team Korea, Thomas Bach went to visit "team" POCOG. At the headquarters of the Organising Committee, he addressed the staff in the main operations centre: "seeing how well prepared you are and how structures are established, we can look forward to the Olympic Winter Games with great confidence. You are part of a great team to which everybody belongs. The volunteers who I met earlier at the train station are doing a fantastic job, just like you. When I see their and your smiles I know that the Games are in very good hands.”
