Busan to Build Sports Center for Everyone, Regardless of Disability Status

‘Busan Bandabi Sports Center’ Construction Project Selected ... Construction Starts in Second Half, Completion in July 2022

View of Busan City Hall. Busan has been selected as the project site for the National Sports Center for Persons with Disabilities and will build the Busan Bandabi Sports Center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The 'Busan Bandabi Sports Center Construction' project has been selected in the 'National Sports Center Construction Project for the Disabled' competition hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, securing 3 billion KRW in national funding.

This project promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism guarantees priority use rights for people with disabilities and is an integrated sports facility used together with non-disabled people. It selects one local government’s region-customized model and supports 3 billion KRW per selected site. Facilities with aquatic exercise rooms or swimming pools receive an additional 1 billion KRW.

Busan City announced on the 11th that it will start the Busan Bandabi Sports Center construction project in the second half of this year, aiming for completion in July 2022. It will be expanded to a three-story building with a total floor area of 2,740.5㎡ on the site of the outdoor futsal field within the Busan Hanmaeum Sports Center, a sports facility for the disabled located in Haeundae-gu.

The main facilities include a Disabled Physical Fitness Certification Center, a curling practice rink, and a multipurpose small gymnasium. The total project cost is 5.964 billion KRW, of which 3 billion KRW is the national funding secured this time.

The Busan Bandabi Sports Center, which will house the curling practice rink introduced for the first time in the Yeongnam region, is expected to meet the curling demand in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam areas. It is anticipated to bring the excitement of the Pyeongchang Olympics to Busan.

The Disabled Physical Fitness Certification Center, introduced for the first time in the Busan and Gyeongnam regions, conducts physical fitness tests by disability type and provides exercise guidelines tailored to individual disability characteristics, contributing to the improvement of the quality of life for people with disabilities.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, “While promoting the project, we will design a solid program to ensure that both people with and without disabilities can use the facility without inconvenience and operate it from the second half of 2022.”

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