▲ Gimcheon City, with Corona! , an exciting sports event! © |
In Gimcheon City (Mayor Kim Choong-seop), an exciting sports event “2021 Unanimous Sports for the Disabled” was held with great success on the 23rd (Tuesday) at the Gimcheon Badminton Stadium.
 ▲ Gimcheon City, with Corona! , an exciting sports event! © |
The athletic meet, hosted by the Gimcheon City Sports Association for the Disabled (Chairman Sang-don Kim), was started to recover the weakened mind and body of the disabled, to improve their emotional and mental health, and to lay the foundation for social integration where the disabled and non-disabled could become one without discrimination.
 ▲ Gimcheon City, with Corona! , an exciting sports event! © |
The event was attended by many guests including Kim Chung-seop, Gimcheon Mayor Kimcheon Mayor, Lee Woo-cheong, Gimcheon City Council President, Seo Jeong-hee, Gimcheon City Sports Council President, city councilor, and the head of organizations related to the disabled, as well as the disabled, their families, and volunteers.
 ▲ Gimcheon City, with Corona! , an exciting sports event! © |
In particular, in this competition, precautionary measures were carried out to prevent the spread of COVID-19, competition events and competition methods were reduced, and quarantine guidelines according to phased daily recovery were thoroughly followed, such as temperature checks, admission to those who completed vaccinations, and expansion of quarantine management personnel. proceeded in compliance.
The start of the event was announced with a performance by the Arts Volunteer Corps, and the ceremony was followed by a ceremony to deliver commendation plaques to those of great merit who contributed to the development of sports for the disabled. Vice Chairman Park Hee-man and Gang Moon-ho of the Sports for the Disabled were awarded the Mayor’s commendation, the Gyeongbuk Developmental Disabled Welfare Association Team Leader Yoon Ju-im and the Korea Human Rights Association for the Disabled, Kim Soon-bun received the National Assembly commendation, and the Gyeongbuk Rural Community Association’s Park Seung-hwan and the Korea Deaf Association team leader Kim Ok-hee were awarded the commendation by the city council. did.
After that, games were held with the enthusiastic support of the disabled by various types such as Hangung, Schulen, jumping rope, and tug-of-war, and it became a venue for harmony festivals enjoyed by all.
Kim Choong-seop, Mayor of Gimcheon, said, “I hope this sports event will give some strength to the disabled who are going through a difficult time right now. I would like to express my gratitude to all those who showed great interest in and helped the disabled to promote physical education despite the difficult situation of COVID-19. We will do our best to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and live together with them.”
