Gwangju City Council Launches Efforts to Attract Women's Professional Volleyball Team Affiliation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Chairman Kim Yong-jip) has actively taken steps to attract a newly established women's professional volleyball team to Gwangju.

The Gwangju City Council's chairmanship (Chairman Kim Yong-jip, First Vice Chairman Jo Seok-ho, Second Vice Chairman Jeong Soon-ae) and Jeon Gap-su, president of the Gwangju Volleyball Association, met with Hwang Hee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, at the Government Sejong Complex on the 12th to request support for attracting the women's professional volleyball team to Gwangju.

Chairman Kim Yong-jip stated, "Gwangju has excellent sports infrastructure capable of supporting a professional volleyball team, and the citizens' desire to attract the team is very high. The Korea Volleyball Federation also welcomes local franchises to spread the enthusiasm for women's volleyball nationwide, and Pepper Savings Bank is positively considering it. Therefore, we ask the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to actively support Gwangju's attraction efforts."

In addition, the Gwangju City Council chairmanship proposed government-level active support for regional issues under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, including the establishment of the Gwangju Cultural Technology (CT) Institute, the creation of the Asia eSports Industry Support Center, and the establishment of a Gwangju branch of the National Library.

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