Chinese women's short track speed skater Zang Yize has been elected as a member of the new Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Games Committee. OCA held a press conference at the main press center (MPC) located at the Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Sports Center in China on the 14th to announce the results of the voting of the new athletes' committee during the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games. In this election, in which 6 people ran for election and 1 new member of the committee was elected, Zang Yize received 261 votes out of 843 votes and was elected as the first place.

On the 14th, the press conference was held in the main press center (MPC) of the Harbin Asian Winter Games.

The Korean snowboard coach who issued the challenge letter, concurrentlySouth Korean snowboarder Kim Ho-joonUnsuccessful. Including Zang Ichizawa and Coach Kim, Japanese figure skatersNarumi Takahashi, Kazakhstan's figure skater Izamambekova, Uzbekistan's alpine skier Komelion Tuktaev, Chinese Taipei alpine skierCoco Lee alsoparticipated in this election.

For the first time during the 2023 Summer Asian Games in Hangzhou, nine athletes were selected by athletes, and one more was added this time.

Coach Kim Ho-joon posing at the press conference

Coach Kim Ho-joon, who was interviewed by Korean media at the press conference, said, "As a person who is thinking about snowboarding and even sports development, I took on the challenge with the desire to work and lobbied hard. I met a lot of players from different countries, had conversations, and had a great experience. "I've been working for the players, including the national team alternate coach," he said. I will continue to help the players in every way. I think that if you work hard, you will have good opportunities. ”

Zang Yize was elected as a member of the Athletes' Commission of the Olympic Council of Asia

Zang Yize is an outstanding short track speed skater in China, born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province in 1999, and has made great achievements in international and domestic competitions. In this Asian Winter Games, Zang Yize won the gold medal in the women's 3000m relay and the bronze medal in the women's 1500m. According to Ding Ning, President of the OCA Athletes' Commission, "Congratulations to Zang Yize on his election, as the inclusion of more athletes in winter sports in the OCA Athletes' Commission will help to achieve a better balance between winter and summer sports, and will be able to provide support and services to a wider range of athletes." ”