Postponement of Jeonnam Sports Festival by One Year Amid Concerns Over COVID-19 Spread

Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok is delivering a statement on the morning of the 16th at the provincial government briefing room, announcing the postponement by one year of five comprehensive sports events in Jeollanam-do scheduled to be held this year: the Jeollanam-do Sports Festival, Jeollanam-do Disabled Sports Festival, Jeollanam-do Life Sports Grand Festival, Disabled Life Sports Grand Festival, and Senior Life Sports Grand Festival.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the Jeonnam Provincial Sports Festival has effectively been postponed by one year.

Jeonnam Province announced on the 16th that after meeting and discussing with officials from the scheduled host locations of the Jeonnam Sports Festival, including Kim Junsung, Mayor of Yeonggwang County, and Heo Seok, Mayor of Suncheon City, they agreed to a sequential postponement.

This agreement was reached by supporting the sequential postponement request from Yeonggwang County, the host of this year's Jeonnam Sports Festival, which was accepted by Suncheon City, the host for next year.

Accordingly, the Jeonnam Provincial Sports Festival will skip this year and be held in Yeonggwang next year.

The Jeonnam Sports Council, after five rounds of meetings with related organizations for the 59th Jeonnam Sports Festival and discussions regarding the postponement of the 101st National Sports Festival, originally scheduled to be held in Gyeongbuk, reached the conclusion to postpone the event until next year.

Along with this, the Jeonnam Disabled Sports Festival, Jeonnam Provincial Sports for All Festival, Jeonnam Disabled Sports for All Festival, and Jeonnam Senior Sports for All Festival, all scheduled to be held in Boseong this year, have also been postponed.

The Jeonnam Sports Council will hold a board meeting to finalize the decision to postpone the schedules of the Jeonnam Sports Festival and other comprehensive sports events in Jeonnam.

Kim Jaemu, President of the Jeonnam Sports Council, expressed gratitude to the related organizations including Yeonggwang County, Boseong County, and Suncheon City for their cooperation in postponing the Jeonnam Comprehensive Sports Festival, saying, “We extend our condolences to the athletes who are facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 situation, and let us overcome this together.”

Kim Youngrok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, stated, “It is regrettable that Jeonnam’s athletes cannot fully demonstrate the skills they have honed due to COVID-19, but this decision was made in accordance with government guidelines and to ensure the safety of residents and protect participating athletes. We ask for the understanding and participation of the residents so that by adhering to quarantine rules and cooperating with one heart, the time to overcome this crisis can be brought forward.”

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