After representing Korea at the 2011 Athens-Greece Special Olympics Closing Ceremony stage,

After representing Korea at the 2011 Athens-Greece Special Olympics Closing Ceremony stage, the Wonder Girls have now been appointed as honorary ambassadors for the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics.

Selected by the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics’ Organizational Board of Committee, they will be able to once again support the cause through various promotional activities. They will also perform for a worldwide audience and display the beauty of Korean culture.

The Special Olympics is a global effort to develop a program to help children and adults with intellectual disability. The event’s goals are to provide ongoing sports training and opportunities for these individuals to improve their social adaptability and for them to receive recognition as productive members of our society.

Currently, Kim Yun Jin, Yiruma, Nam Kyung Joo, and Kim Jin Ho are serving as ambassadors for the event. Movie star, Zhang Ziyi, has also been a honorary ambassador for 6 years since 2004.

The Wonder Girls said that their recent 2011 Greece Special Olympics participation has “instilled a sense of duty” in them. They are “extremely thankful to have received a privilege to participate in such a meaningful event” and that they will “give it their best to make the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics more widespread.”

See their performance at this year’s Special Olympics:

Source: Wondergirlsworld