The government plans to focus its support on eleven events it believes South Korea's athletes are most likely to medal in during the London Olympics this summer.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced its comprehensive plans in preparation for the London Olympics, explaining it will direct its support towards archery, badminton, judo, Taekwondo, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, fencing and men's apparatus gymnastics. The ministry says it's aiming to make it into the top ten among national medal counts.

The ministry said athletes from those eleven sports sectors will be subject to four off-season training sessions until the London Olympics kick off in July.

The ministry has also decided to up the prize money for gold, silver and bronze medals by ten million, five million and three million won, respectively, compared to the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Meanwhile, an on-site training camp will be run for the first time to provide stable training for Korean athletes and help them adapt to their temporary environment.