Changwon City Opens Long-Awaited Naeseo Sports Center with Swimming Pool

A Four-Story Building Worth 32.3 Billion Won to Be Constructed on the Former Jungniri Elementary School Site

The opening ceremony of Naeseo Sports Center in Changwon City was held on the 27th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 27th that it held the opening ceremony of the ‘Naeseo Sports Center,’ a long-awaited project for residents of the Naeseo area in Masanhwoin-gu. About 200 people attended, including Mayor Heo Seong-mu, National Assembly member Yoon Han-hong, Changwon City Council Vice Chairman Kim Jang-ha, city and provincial council members, and local residents of Naeseo.

The city recently held the opening ceremony while strictly adhering to daily quarantine guidelines such as fever checks, provision of hand sanitizers, supplying masks to those not wearing them, and maintaining social distancing among attendees, as the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) originating from the Itaewon clubs spread through community transmission.

The Naeseo Sports Center was built on the site of the former Jungni Elementary School, covering a total area of 7,873㎡, with one basement floor and four above-ground floors. The total project cost was 32.3 billion KRW, construction began in December 2017, and after 2 years and 2 months of construction, it was completed in March of this year.

Main facilities include a 25m, 6-lane swimming pool with a slope for the disabled on the first floor; a futsal court, table tennis room, and book cafe on the second floor; and a multipurpose gymnasium, fitness center, spinning room, and Pilates studio on the third and fourth floors. Residents can freely use these facilities, and various training programs are planned to be offered.

The city expects that residents of Naeseo, who have experienced inconvenience due to a lack of sports and cultural facilities compared to urban areas, will enjoy not only health promotion but also diverse cultural experiences in their daily lives with the opening of the sports center.

Before the official opening, the city opened the facility free of charge for two days from the 25th to the 26th. Although normal operations were planned to start on the 1st of next month, to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, no classes or lectures will be offered for the next month, and the center will operate only for daily users.

Mayor Heo Seong-mu of Changwon said, "I am very pleased to open the Naeseo Sports Center at the former Jungni Elementary School, which holds the lives and memories of Naeseo residents, on the 10th anniversary of the integration, and I hope it will serve as a healthy source of vitality for Naeseo in the future."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.