'2027 Summer World University Games' Joint Bid Launch in the Chungcheong Region

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Four cities and provinces in the Chungcheong region are launching a joint bid to host the 2027 Summer World University Games.

On the 23rd, Sejong City announced that it, along with Daejeon City, Chungnam Province, and Chungbuk Province, submitted the necessary documents, including the event hosting plan, to the Chungbuk Sports Council for the bid to host the Summer World University Games.

The Chungbuk Sports Council plans to submit the related documents to the Korea Sports Council by the deadline on the 24th of this month.

Earlier, the four cities and provinces signed a joint bid memorandum of understanding in July last year and completed tasks such as establishing the basic event plan, conducting a preliminary feasibility study, a preliminary survey, and reviewing the basic plan.

They also finalized preparations by supplementing the rationale, vision, and concept for the Chungcheong region's joint bid and devising improvement measures necessary for the upcoming government approval process.

The Korea Sports Council is expected to select the host city by the end of May through procedures including an on-site inspection by the evaluation committee for candidate cities, review by the International Committee, the KUSB Standing Committee, the Board of Directors, and the General Assembly.

The selected city will sign an agreement with the Korea Sports Council and, after government approval, will have the authority to submit the bid application to the International University Sports Federation (FISU) on behalf of Korea.

Following the Korea Sports Council's review, the city plans to actively respond to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (International Sports Event Hosting Review Committee) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (International Event Review Committee) for approval procedures.

Sejong Mayor Lee Chun-hee stated, “Since we have submitted the event hosting plan to the Korea Sports Council, the four cities and provinces in the Chungcheong region will do their best to successfully secure the event.”

Meanwhile, the Chungcheong Region Joint Bid Promotion Team is based at the Sejong Local Government Hall located in Eojin-dong, Sejong City, handling bid-related tasks.

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