The 2027 Chungcheongnam-do Summer World University Games (Summer U Games) Organizing Committee held its second general meeting on the 14th at the Grand Ballroom of the Sejong Marriott Hotel and deliberated on the proposal to change the organizing committee chairman from a co-chairman to a single chairman.Accordingly, Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang-woo, Sejong Mayor Choi Min-ho, Chungbuk Governor Kim Young-hwan, and Chungnam Governor Kim Tae-heum were elected as honorary chairpersons after resigning as co-chairpersons.
Organizing Committee Vice Chairman Lee Chang-seop will lead the organization on an acting basis until the official appointment of a single chairman is made later this month or early next year.Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang-woo, who served as the senior of the four co-chairs, said, “I would like to thank everyone for making this moment possible,” and promised to support the preparation of the Games in a unified manner under the single-chair system. “I will closely communicate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the four Chungcheong provinces, the FISU, the Korea Sports Federation, and the Korea University Sports Board (KUSB) to ensure the success of the Games,” said Lee Chang-seop, 스포츠토토존 vice chairman of the organizing committee.