The sports minister of Moscow state made the remarks in a meeting with reporters Wednesday, according to the Ria Novosti news agency.
In addition, he said, the ministry and Ahn tentatively agreed to open a “master class” for children, the report said.
Ahn, who became a naturalized Russian in 2011, won the gold medal in the men's 500-meter and 1,000-meter events, and the men's 5,000-meter relay during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He also won the bronze in the men’s 1,500-meter event.
Ahn was born in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, in 1985 with his Korean name Ahn Hyun-soo.
After the Olympics, Russia's President Vladimir Putin presented the Order for Merit 4 Degrees to Ahn during the awards ceremony for Russian medalists in the Sochi Games.
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Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com