Chungcheong Region Confirmed to Host Summer Universiade... "Expecting 2.7 Trillion Won Economic Impact"

Lee Jang-woo, Mayor of Daejeon (second from left), is cheering at the announcement event for the host city of the 2027 Summer Universiade, celebrating the final selection of the Chungcheong region. Photo by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The 2027 Summer Universiade (World University Games) will be held across the Chungcheong region.

According to the four cities and provinces of the Chungcheong region?Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Chungbuk?on the 14th, the International University Sports Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Federation) recently selected the Chungcheong region as the host for the 2027 Summer Universiade at the Executive Committee meeting held in Brussels, Belgium.

With the confirmation of the Chungcheong region as the host for the Summer Universiade, South Korea will set a record by hosting its fourth Universiade following the 1997 Muju Winter Universiade, the 2003 Daegu Summer Universiade, and the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade.

The Universiade is a global sports festival for university students held every two years and is considered one of the two major international multi-sport events alongside the Olympics.

The Chungcheong region is scheduled to host the 2027 Summer Universiade in August, with approximately 10,000 athletes from 150 countries competing. The participating sports include 18 disciplines such as athletics, basketball, and taekwondo.

The opening ceremony will be held in Daejeon, and the closing ceremony in Sejong, with competitions for each sport distributed across sports facilities in the four cities and provinces. Participating athletes will stay in Sejong (main athletes' village), Chungju in Chungbuk, and Boryeong in Chungnam (auxiliary athletes' villages).

The four cities and provinces of the Chungcheong region will jointly host the Universiade, sharing costs while evenly distributing the economic revitalization effects resulting from the event across the regions. The total expected direct and indirect economic ripple effect from hosting the Universiade is estimated at 2.7 trillion won.

To ensure the successful hosting of the Universiade, the four cities and provinces of the Chungcheong region plan to establish an organizing committee in the first half of next year, composed of central government officials, local government officials, sports associations, and private experts to prepare for the event.

In their final presentation for the Universiade bid, the four cities and provinces emphasized that the Summer Universiade will be held in the Chungcheong region and will be promoted with financial support from both central and local governments as a key strength.

Lee Jang-woo, Mayor of Daejeon, said, “We are pleased that the Chungcheong region has jointly secured the hosting of this international sports event,” and added, “We will make every joint effort to ensure the successful hosting of the 2027 Summer Universiade.”

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