Kwon reelected to world sports trade group

Kwon O-sung was reelected as one of the board members representing Asia for the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry at its annual meeting in Munich, Germany, Feb. 4-5.

Kwon is president of Vivasport, a Seoul-based sporting goods company, and also chairs the Korea Sporting Goods Industry Association.

With his reelection to the three-year post, Kwon is expected to further globalize the domestic sporting goods industry.

Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, WFSGI members include Nike, Adidas and other world-renowned brands and sporting goods trade groups. It is the world body for the sports industry officially recognized by the IOC.

(swchun@heraldcorp.com)