Gayun is a 17-year-old and has been involved with the Special Olympics Korea as a sub-manager for the top ice club athletes of the Suwon Mayor Disability Ice Federation. Additionally, Gayoon has assisted Special Olympics athletes in their training and in competition. In the past 2 years while Gayoon has volunteered to train athletes with disabilities, he has realized how large of an impact Special Olympics can have on just one individual. His experience with Special Olympics has been overwhelmingly positive, as it has motivated him to pursue more leadership roles. Gayoon is proud to be a Youth Leader because he can share his experiences with a wider audience.

Yeon-woo is a 22-year-old and is an athlete for Special Olympics Korea. He participated in the 2013 Special Olympics World Games in Pyeongchang, the 2017 Special Olympics World Games in Austria, the SOK National Winter (Ice) Competition, and the 2022 Special Olympics Pic Korea National Winter Games (Ice). Yeon-woo also participated in the 2017 Special Healthy Family with GKL Social Contribution Foundation, and Sehyun Cho's Green Frame Photo Training. As a person with intellectual disabilities, Yeon-woo has been able to participate in various Unified sporting activities over the years and has earned various achievements. Now, as a Youth Leader, he hopes to be able to work on projects to help and motivate other athletes to achieve the success they dream of!
There are currently a few programs in Gayun and Yeon-woo’s community that allow for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities and their non-disabled counterparts to participate in sports together. These programs are not widely known about and often go unrecognized by the larger community. Although the perception of people with disabilities is gradually improving, there are still misconceptions about people with disabilities that are prevalent. Gayun and Yeon-woo hope to dispel these misconceptions and address these issues through their program.
In order to execute their project, Gayun and Yeon-woo will first create a short track joint training program where youth with and without disabilities can participate and work together. They will promote their program to the schools in which they are enrolled and hold Unified Sporting activities to raise awareness of people with disabilities. They hope to incorporate the Super Blue Campaign into their project to promote awareness on the topic of disability.
Through this project, Gayun and Yeon-woo hope to raise awareness about inclusion in their community while also developing new Unified Sports. They are also hoping to engage more Unified Schools.