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Fri, June 2, 2023 | 23:10
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Poll shows two-thirds of Koreans not interested in Beijing Winter Olympics
Posted : 2022-01-21 14:17
Updated : 2022-01-21 20:41
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A woman poses in front of a decoration for the Beijing Winter Olympics Games on display at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Jan. 20. AP-Yonhap
A woman poses in front of a decoration for the Beijing Winter Olympics Games on display at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Jan. 20. AP-Yonhap

Nearly two-thirds of Koreans have no interest in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, a survey showed Friday.

Gallup Korea polled 1,002 Korean adults from Tuesday to Thursday on their thoughts on the Feb. 4 to 20 Winter Games in the Chinese capital; and 65 percent said they were not interested, compared with 32 percent who were. The other 3 percent declined to answer.

In the same poll conducted prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in the Korean host city of PyeongChang, 71 percent said they were interested in the event.

Gallup Korea noted the level of apathy for Beijing is virtually the same as for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, held last year after a one-year postponement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.

Those polled were asked to select two sports that they were most eager to watch during the Beijing Winter Games. Short track speed skating, where Korea has won 24 gold medals to lead all countries so far, garnered the most support with 30 percent, followed by figure skating at 19 percent, speed skating at 16 percent and curling at 7 percent.

However, 47 percent of the polled said they were either not interested in any of the 15 Winter Olympic sports or they didn't know anything about them.

Curling was the only sport whose level of interest increased from four years ago.

The Korean women's team in the event won a surprise silver medal in PyeongChang and has also qualified for Beijing. (Yonhap)



 
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