Citizens and sports enthusiasts unite to attract and support
[구례=아시아경제 호남취재본부 육미석 기자] Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Soon-ho) and the Gurye-gun Athletic Association announced on the 6th that they had started to host the 63rd Jeonnam Sports Festival to be held in 2024.
Yeonggwang-gun, which was unable to hold the Jeonnam Sports Festival due to the continued Corona 19 situation, was invited to attract competition between the two local governments.
Gurye-gun and the Military Sports Association submitted an application to the Jeollanam-do Sports Council last month to bid the 63rd Jeonnam Sports Festival in 2024.
The Jeollanam-do Athletic Association conducted on-site inspections by dispatching a total of 10 delegations, including a delegation and a sports club support group, to Yeonggwang-gun on the 2nd and Gurye-gun on the 3rd.
The due diligence consisted of presentation of the bid proposal report PPT, listening to opinions and Q&A on the bid application, and field visits to stadiums by sports groups.
The Jeollanam-do Athletic Association plans to hold a board meeting on the 16th to determine the host city.
Yeonggwang-gun hosted the 59th Jeonnam Sports Festival last year after the 48th Games in 2009, but it was postponed to the 60th this year due to the COVID-19 situation and postponed from April to September, but ultimately decided to cancel the event.
On the other hand, Gurye-gun successfully held the 51st Jeonnam Sports Festival in 2012 and challenged the 62nd Jeonnam Sports Festival, but failed.
Gurye-gun has the advantage of attracting more than 20,000 volunteers, sports facilities for 20 sports stadiums, and accommodation facilities, as well as the know-how accumulated from successfully hosting national competitions such as soccer, ssireum, and badminton as well as the international triathlon. have.
At the site of the site visit, sports clubs, social groups, and other military people participated together, demonstrating their will to attract them this time.
Kim Soon-ho, governor of Gurye County, said, “Our military continues to promote sports facility improvement projects and build facility infrastructure such as gyms, making it a sports city that winter training teams for each event are looking for every year. I want to create a foothold for Gurye to take another leap forward,” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, the 63rd Jeonnam Sports Festival will be held in April 2024.
In this four-day event, about 23,000 people participate in 22 sports, including track and field and soccer.
Gurye = Reporter Mi-seok Yuk, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asian Economy [email protected]
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