Pohang City "Successfully Hosting 25 National and Metropolitan Sports Competitions This Year"

The 2020 K League Youth Championship tournament scene.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City announced on the 25th that it plans to host 17 nationwide sports competitions and 8 regional competitions this year to revive the depressed local economy and enhance its status as a sports city, even if COVID-19 continues.

Despite the adverse conditions last year with various festivals and events being canceled one after another, Pohang City successfully hosted the K League Youth Championship and the Chungmugi National Middle and High School Shooting Competition.

The K League Youth Championship is a festival for middle and high school players nationwide who dream of becoming future soccer stars, and it has been held annually in Pohang since the first tournament in 2015. The Chungmugi Shooting Competition is an important event where the career paths of elite student athletes are determined.

Pohang City also plans to hold community-centered sports events as scheduled, such as the Unification Prayer Pohang Beach Marathon held against the backdrop of the city's natural coastline, the workplace soccer competition, and the Pohang League baseball tournament.

In addition, Pohang City explained that it plans to actively promote the Pohang Love Movement through the revitalization of professional sports by attracting home games of the Pohang Steelers professional soccer team and the Samsung Lions.

Son Chang-ho, head of the Saemaul Sports Division, stated, "We plan to actively promote policies to foster the sports industry, including attracting various sports competitions, to breathe new life into the community that was depressed due to COVID-19 and to revitalize the local economy." He added, "We will do our best to help Pohang leap forward as the number one sports city."

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