Wando-gun Invests 19.5 Billion Won to Build Multipurpose Indoor Gymnasium

Expectations for Promotion of Community Sports and Local Economic Revitalization

Perspective view of Wando Multipurpose Indoor Gymnasium (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 15th that it will begin construction of a 'multipurpose indoor gymnasium' in July to promote the health of residents and activate community sports.

The multipurpose indoor gymnasium will be built with a total project cost of 19.5 billion KRW at 50-21 Gayong-ri, Wando-eup (within the sports park). It will be a two-story building with a total area of 7,136㎡ and seating capacity of 1,181, aiming for completion in December 2021.

Additionally, to resolve parking difficulties in the sports park, a parking tower capable of accommodating 230 vehicles is also being constructed with an investment of 2.4 billion KRW.

Recently, the demand for a healthy lifestyle among residents has increased, and with improved accessibility to Wando-eup due to the land and island connection projects, the population participating in community sports has grown. However, the 20-year-old Nong-eo-min Cultural Sports Center is small and outdated, causing difficulties for community sports enthusiasts in their activities.

A Wando-gun official stated, "With the construction of the multipurpose indoor gymnasium, we aim not only to catch two rabbits?promoting residents' health and activating community sports?but also to attract large-scale sports events such as summer and winter training camps and the 2022 Jeollanam-do Residents Sports Festival, thereby catching three rabbits by revitalizing the local economy."

He also said, "We ask for the residents' understanding as unavoidable inconveniences are expected due to the large-scale and long-term construction."

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