Hoop Boy, Yoon Tae-woong
SEOUL, July 2 (Xinhua) — Without doubt, one of the most unforgettable moments in the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics was created by a young South Korean boy who rolled a hoop across the grass infield of Olympic Stadium in front of a huge crowd during the opening ceremony.
The whole world watched with breathless attention as the boy named Yoon Tae-woong, dressed in a white T-shirt and wearing a baseball cap, calmly jogged across the field, while using a metal stick to push the rolling metal hoop.
The strikingly serene scene with a powerful message of hope for world peace and harmony made the small boy a symbol for the Seoul Games, as his image touched the hearts of the world.
It's been more than two decades since that moment, but the so- called "hoop boy" is still the first thing that comes to mind for many South Koreans when they recall the Seoul Olympics.
Yoon, who is now 31 years old and who is pursuing a career in acting, said he was too young then to realize how big his role was and how much attention he was getting.
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