88 Olympics

[Len Krieger]

After the zoom session last night, I found out the answer to the question I posed 'how did the Olympics impact Roh Tae Woo's election in the same year and how did he feel overall about having them there the same year he was elected?'

 

I was amazed to learn that the Olympics were so important to South Korea's global image at that time and that it had to be a successful event. Also, that Roh Tae Woo wasn't as fearful as hosting them the year he got elected as I would have been if were the new leader coming into the 6th republic. The Olympics to me, is the one global event that puts the spotlight on all the countries of the world every four years, and to think all that goes into it logistically to make it successful and becoming a new leader in a country at the same time is really mind blowing. I also, found it interesting that Korea was one of the few countries to ever host both winter and summer olympic games. Being from Texas, I am almost certain we'd never be asked to host a winter olympics haha.