Controversy Surrounds the National Eoullim Sports Festival in Taebaek City

The National Eoullim Sports Festival held by Taebaek City following the ‘Key Sports Festival’ is also causing controversy as the number of participants was much lower than originally expected.

According to Taebaek City on the 20th, in order to revitalize the local economy, it was held at Jangseong Gymnasium and Taebaek National Sports Center for three days from the 17th to the 19th with 97.72 million won in support for the ‘2024 National Eoullim Living Sports Festival’.

▲A look at the badminton competition at the 2024 National Eoullim Sports Festival held at Jangseong Gymnasium in Taebaek City on the 18th and 19th. It was initially reported that about 1,000 athletes would participate, but it was reported that the number was less than 100. ⓒReader

Initially, it was advertised that about 1,500 amateurs from 17 cities and provinces across the country would participate in the three-day competition in two sports, including badminton and dance sports, but it was reported that the actual competition lasted for two days and the number of participants was less than 500.

This competition, which was prepared for the purpose of revitalizing lifestyle sports and spreading sports leisure culture, was hosted by the Korea Sports Association and Taebaek City and organized by the Korea Sports Association, and Namu Routine Sports participated as a sponsor and sponsor.

In the case of the badminton competition held at Jangseong Gymnasium, it is known that less than 20 teams participated, with about 80 players, including about 30 on the 18th and 40 on the 19th. It is said that

In addition, in the case of dance sports held at the Taebaek National Sports Center, it was emphasized that up to 400 people participated over two days (Taebaek City Sports Dance Association), but some claimed a conflicting number of participants, saying that even over the two days combined, there were less than 300 people.

Mr. A, the head of a sports organization in the Taebaek area, said, “The number of participants in the National Eullim Living Sports Festival held following the 2024 Key Sports Festival held from the 10th did not reach even 1/3 of the original level.” He pointed out, “As it is supported by taxpayers’ money, efficiency must be taken into consideration.”

In response to this, an official from Taebaek City countered, “In order to revitalize the local economy, we will hold frequent competitions, even short competitions lasting one or two days,” and added, “In the case of sports dance, so many people participated that it was difficult to count the number.”

▲A look at the ‘2024 National Eoullim Sports Festival’ dance sports competition held at the Taebaek National Sports Center on the 18th and 19th. ⓒPresian

Meanwhile, the ‘2024 Key Sports Festival Gangwon in Taebaek’ held in Taebaek from the 10th to the 12th is an unpopular sports festival at the national level. It was decided to hold sports competitions in standing martial arts, 3-on-3 basketball, arm wrestling, and soccer, as well as an expo and conference. could not be opened.

In particular, a team of approximately 5,000 athletes was originally scheduled to stay in Taebaek for 3 days (15,000 players per year) and contribute to revitalizing the local economy, but the actual number of participants was only 530, raising controversy over the validity of the 160 million won in support from provincial and municipal funds. It was.

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2024-05-20 09:59:39
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