![Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae, fourth from left in the front row, donates $100,000 to national athletes at Jincheon National Training Center on the morning of the 15th, posing with Kim Taek-soo, Jincheon Training Center Director, Choi Min-jeong, short track skater, and Yoo Seung-min, President of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, from left in the front row. [Photo=Hanjin]](https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2025/12/15/20251215142144254970.jpg)
SEOUL, December 15 (AJP) - Hanjin Group chairman and Korean Air president Cho Won-tae on Monday donated 100 Korean million (about US$70,000) to support athletes preparing for the upcoming Winter Olympics in northern Italy in February next year.
Cho, who currently serves as Vice President of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, toured key facilities at a national team training center in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, encouraging athletes including short-track speed skaters and coaches.
Cho has also led the Korea Volleyball Federation since 2017, with the country's flagship carrier actively supporting sports through its men's professional volleyball team and women's table tennis team.
Meanwhile, the quadrennial sporting event on snow and ice will kick off its month-long run in Cortina d'Ampezzo and Milan on Feb. 6.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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