International Shooting Sport Federation Changwon World Cup Shooting Competition ... Selected for National Funding Support Project

General Yi Sun-sin Cup International Yacht Regatta ... November 3-7, Tongyeong Donam Port and Hansan Sea Area

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do has achieved the result of securing 437 million KRW in national funding after the ‘2021 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Changwon World Cup Shooting Competition’ and the ‘15th Admiral Yi Sun-sin Cup International Yacht Competition’ were finally selected for the national funding support project for international sports competitions.

On the 15th of last month, the province applied for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s ‘2021 Local Government Hosted International Sports Competition National Funding Support Project’ to successfully host the two international competitions and secure national funding.

The ‘International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Changwon World Cup Shooting Competition’ is a tournament hosted by the ISSF, held from April 16 to 27 at the Changwon International Shooting Range, with about 1,000 participants.

This competition, which grants individual qualification for Tokyo Olympic athletes, is expected to provide athletes with practical competition opportunities in preparation for the Olympics and enhance the international competitiveness of domestic shooting sports.

The ‘Admiral Yi Sun-sin Cup International Yacht Competition’ will be held from November 3 to 7 in Donam Port, Tongyeong City, and the Hansan sea area, with about 410 participants.

As one of Asia’s three major yacht competitions and the largest yacht competition in Korea, it is expected to cultivate excellent domestic yacht competition personnel and lead the marine tourism culture of the southern coast.

No Young-sik, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau of the province, stated, “Since these two international sports competitions are large-scale international events, we will establish a safe quarantine system and successfully host them to make this a good opportunity to strengthen Gyeongnam’s sports competitiveness.”

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