Hong Myung-bo to Support 2013 Special Olympics    [18-01-2013] On January 4, The Kids Times had an amazing chance to meet Hong Myung-bo, one of the best soccer coaches in Korea. Editor-in-chief Julia Baik and two Kids Reporters Song Suk-bin and Han Seung-hyeon met him at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History. He was appointed as the 2013 Special Olympics' promotional ambassador. The Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Under the slogan "Together We Can!" more than 4 million athletes from 170 countries participate in its sporting events to show the world that they can also achieve many things. The Special Olympics World Games are held every two years. The 2013 Special Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang from January 26 to February 6. The Kids Times also supports the meaningful event by providing a four-day cultural exchange program for the athletes from Australia and Denmark. Some of our Kids Reporters will also take part in the special program. Many celebrities are supporting the 2013 Special Olympics. Kim Yu-na, Guus Hiddink, Michelle Kwan, and the Wonder Girls are promotional ambassadors of the event. Now Hong Myung-bo has also joined them in supporting the sport festivals for these amazing athletes. The former coach of the South Korean football team in the 2012 London Olympics met with Na Kyung-won, chairwoman of the organizing committee for the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. She appointed Hong as one of the event's promotional ambassadors. "I'm very glad to have this wonderful chance to support the Special Olympics. I will do my best to promote this meaningful sports event," said Hong in an interview. The kind-heated former coach even took a picture with our Kids Reporters Song Suk-bin and Han Seung-hyeon! They also took a picture with chairwoman Na Kyung-won. It was such a special day for us!     출처: 어린이 영자신문 키즈타임즈 (www.kidstimes.net)