After the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee had signed the protocol with the IOC on March 21, 1981, The World Games in Santa Clara, USA, were among the first events in international sports with an official Chinese Taipei delegation taking part. I served as Chef de Mission of our delegation to The World Games 1985 London. Our attitude has been supportive from day one. Our efforts in the promotion of sports such as bowling, karate, snooker, etc. are no different from those promoting the Olympic sports. I am very glad to be serving as IOC Delegate to 2009 Kaohsiung. Particularly because I know that the IOC President is equally determined to ensure the future development of The World Games. 2009 will be an important year for sports in Chinese Taipei: the Deaflympics in Taipei City and The World Games in Kaohsiung are two absolute highlights in the annals of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.
C.K. Wu International Olympic Committee Delegate to The World Games 2009
Ching-Kuo Wu, an IOC Member, has been appointed Delegate to The World Games 2009 by the IOC President. C.K. Wu will forthwith act as liaison between the IOC, the International World Games Association and the Kaohsiung Organizing Committee. The architect's involvement in the IOC since 1988 and his experience in World Games matters will be of great benefit to the collaboration between the three bodies.
