Walking 'Seoul Geotgil' Separately and Together... Seoul City Holds Event in 15 Districts

Walking events featuring unique district characteristics such as pet accompaniment, trash picking, and cultural history exploration

Mapo-gu Seoul Walking Trail

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 24th that a variety of themed non-face-to-face walking competitions titled 'Get Healthy GYM by Walking with Seoul!' will be held on the 'Seoul Walking Trails' in 15 autonomous districts until July 31.

This year, the event will be held in a non-face-to-face format across 15 autonomous districts: Jung-gu, Seongdong-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Gangbuk-gu, Dobong-gu, Eunpyeong-gu, Seodaemun-gu, Mapo-gu, Yangcheon-gu, Gangseo-gu, Geumcheon-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Dongjak-gu, Gwanak-gu, and Songpa-gu.

The 'Seoul Walking Trails Walking Competition' this year was planned to provide vitality to participating citizens through walking exercise, keeping pace with the emerging non-face-to-face trend in the COVID-19 era. Participants can complete assigned missions on various themed walking courses reflecting the characteristics of each district and receive gifticons and other rewards through certification.

Notable events include 'Seodaemun-gu Hongjecheon Walkgo! Findgo! Snapgo!' (June), where participants perform a hidden letter search mission on the Hongjecheon walking course; the 'Yangcheon-gu Healthy Walking Competition' (July), which participants can enjoy with their pets; and the 'Mapo-gu Non-face-to-face Plogging Competition' (July), where participants jog while picking up trash.

Additionally, Seoul City plans to encourage citizen-preferred sports content and promote the activation of community sports by holding a citizen vote and a community sports certification photo contest through the Seoul City Community Sports Portal and SNS, which were newly opened in April, related to 'Get Healthy GYM by Walking with Seoul!'

Detailed information on the schedules and event contents of district-specific events related to 'Get Healthy GYM by Walking with Seoul!' can be found on the Seoul City Community Sports Portal and the Seoul Sports Council blog.

Joo Yong-tae, Director of the Seoul Tourism and Sports Bureau, said, “Through the non-face-to-face walking competitions emerging as a new trend in the COVID-19 era, I hope that citizens, walking separately yet together, can regain vitality in their bodies and minds exhausted by COVID blues.” He added, “We aim to meet the changing demand for community sports in the new normal era by planning community sports programs that reflect citizens’ preferences and the COVID-19 situation.”

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