Gyeongbuk Yecheon-gun Achieves Success in Hosting the 2022 Asia Junior Athletics Championships

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] The '2022 Asia Junior Athletics Championships,' a grand festival of youth athletics representing 4.2 billion Asians, will be held in Yecheon, Gyeongbuk.

Gyeongsangbuk-do and Yecheon-gun announced the progress made so far in attracting the event and discussed plans for successful event management on the 24th at the Yecheon Public Stadium conference room.

Yecheon-gun explained that by successfully attracting the competition that discovers talents who will lead Asian athletics for the next decade, it has created an opportunity to leap forward as a central city for Asian athletics.

Among about 50 international and national competitions hosted by the Korea Association of Athletics Federations, Yecheon-gun has steadily increased its event hosting record, holding 3 competitions last year and 7 this year. It possesses all facilities for year-round training in both summer and winter, including Korea's only athletics-dedicated dome training center, sloped training grounds, and sand training grounds, establishing itself as the mecca of Korean athletics.

Based on its experience hosting large-scale domestic and international events, Yecheon-gun is fully committed to preparing for the event by devising measures in various sectors such as transportation, accommodation, and food services, as well as remodeling the public stadium.

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, said, "Yecheon, known worldwide as a city of archery, is expected to grow into a world-class city in athletics as well, establishing itself as a mecca for both archery and athletics. With the attraction of this event, we will thoroughly prepare for the competition over the next two years so that it can be a message of hope to overcome COVID-19."

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