Gwangju Nam-gu Accelerates 'Mega Sports Town' for Community Sports

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is accelerating the creation of a large-scale sports town connecting Jinwol-dong Multipurpose Gymnasium and Songam-dong Sports Park, and is now moving forward with the construction of Nam-gu National Sports Center, which will be the core of indoor sports activities.

Nam-gu announced on the 1st, "Following the selection for the 2022 Living SOC Complex Project, we will hold a design competition for the construction of Nam-gu National Sports Center, to be built on the boundary site of Jinwol Complex Stadium, aiming for completion by the end of next year."

The Nam-gu National Sports Center is intended to promote the health of local residents and activate community sports. With a total project cost of about 5.7 billion KRW, a two-story gymnasium and residential parking lot will be constructed.

In particular, it plans to allow residents to freely enjoy various community sports such as table tennis and badminton.

This competition will be conducted as a general design competition, and any architect or architectural office without disqualifications under the Architect Act and related laws can participate.

Applications for the design competition will be accepted for one day only on the 5th, and a site briefing will be held on the 8th.

Design submissions are due by September 13th, and the final winning design will be announced on the 20th.

The reason Nam-gu is focusing on the construction of the National Sports Center along with the Jinwol Complex Stadium is that it will serve as an important backbone for the large-scale sports town being concentrated in the Jinwol-dong and Songam-dong areas.

In particular, the Jinwol Complex Stadium project is scheduled to be completed in September, and the construction of the National Sports Center is planned from early next year until the end of the same year, bringing the first blueprint of the mega sports town connecting the Multipurpose Gymnasium, Jinwol Complex Stadium, National Sports Center, and International Tennis Court within reach.

Additionally, with the private park special project planning the construction of a community sports park in Songam-dong, significant changes are expected in promoting residents' health and activating community sports.

Kim Byung-nae, the district mayor, stated, "Until now, our Nam-gu has been almost a barren land for community sports, and to resolve this, we have focused on infrastructure development since the 7th local government administration. Achievements are gradually connecting in the 8th administration, and we will build more facilities throughout the district, including the Bandabi Gymnasium."

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