Chungnam to Invest 112.9 Billion Won in Expanding Sports Promotion Facilities

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is investing a budget of 112.9 billion KRW in 71 projects to expand sports promotion facilities.

According to the province on the 14th, this year's projects are divided into three areas: support for sports promotion facilities, Living SOC contests, and provincial government support.

The project costs are covered by 13.893 billion KRW in national funds, 10.4995 billion KRW from the National Sports Promotion Fund, 18.286 billion KRW from provincial funds, and 70.233 billion KRW from city and county funds.

The detailed projects include ▲construction of the Chungnam Sports Center ▲construction and development of indoor sports and playground sports facilities for each sport at 18 locations ▲creation of senior health sports facilities at 3 locations ▲construction of 12 National Sports Centers ▲construction of 1 multipurpose gymnasium ▲renovation of 9 public sports facilities ▲repair and reinforcement of 2 facilities for the Provincial Sports Festival ▲repair and reinforcement of 23 small-scale community sports facilities.

Among these, the Chungnam Sports Center is currently under construction in Naepo New Town with an investment of 47.5 billion KRW, aiming for completion and opening in May next year. The center will include an international standard swimming pool, a multipurpose gymnasium, and an integrated operation center.

The province expects that once the center opens, it will become a landmark in the local sports community and serve as a sports and cultural infrastructure that meets the cultural and leisure demands of local residents as well as public institution employees who will relocate there in the future.

The indoor sports and playground sports facility projects for each sport include ▲construction of an all-weather indoor futsal court in Gongju ▲construction of a swimming pool in Boryeong ▲creation of a jokgu court in Seosan ▲development of citizen community sports facilities in Nonsan ▲construction of a canoe comprehensive training center in Buyeo ▲construction of a community sports center in Seocheon ▲creation of Gyeolseong baseball field in Hongseong ▲development of Deoksan Complex Cultural Sports Center in Yesan.

The senior health sports facility support projects include the creation of a park golf course in Boryeong, renovation of a gateball court in Asan, and complex development of Namsan gateball court in Dangjin. The National Sports Centers will be constructed in Asan, Seocheon, Gongju, Boryeong, Dangjin, Buyeo, and Yesan, including 2 general types, 5 for the disabled, and 5 neighborhood types.

The public sports facility renovation projects include replacement of the outer wall of the gateball court in Jungang-dong, Cheonan, renovation of aging facilities at Boryeong Sports Complex, and improvement of the soccer field at Muhancheon Sports Park in Yesan.

No Tae-hyun, director of the Sports Promotion Division of the province, said, “We will accelerate each project to activate community sports by expanding the sports facility infrastructure so that all residents can engage in healthy sports activities.”

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