Jinju-si Takes Lead in Hosting First Ever Official International Sports Competition

Agreement Signed with Korea Weightlifting Federation to Host the 2023 Asia Weightlifting Championships

2023 Asia Weightlifting Championships Business Agreement Ceremony [Image Source=Jinju City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam is attracting attention as it is making efforts to host an official international sports competition for the first time in history.

On the 12th at 3 p.m., the city held a business agreement ceremony between the city and the Korea Weightlifting Federation at the City Hall Entrepreneurs' Room, focusing on the successful hosting and holding of the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships.

Attending the agreement ceremony were Cho Gyu-il, Mayor of Jinju City; Choi Seong-yong, President of the Korea Weightlifting Federation; Kim Taek-se, Chairman of the Jinju City Sports Council; and Baek In-gu, Chairman of the Jinju City Weightlifting Federation.

Mayor Cho said, "If the competition is held in Jinju, it will be an opportunity to lay the foundation for a new 100 years of sports in Jinju," adding, "Let us join forces to ensure that a competition that can give great hope to the athletes of Jinju and the weightlifters of Korea can be held."

He also said, "In October 2023, we hope to invite many weightlifters from Asia to the world-renowned 'Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival' so that they can experience Jinju, the city of light, where the beautiful natural scenery of Namgang and the beauty of light harmonize."

In response, Choi Seong-yong, President of the Korea Weightlifting Federation, said, "The 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships is an important competition that will determine the qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and we will do our best to ensure that this competition can be hosted in Jinju."

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