Wando-gun Wraps Up Three Days of Fierce Competition at the Jeollanam-do Sports Festival

Overall 1st Place Yeosu City, 2nd Place Gwangyang City, 3rd Place Mokpo City

Wando County Achieves Best Ever 5th Place Overall Record

Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) concluded the three-day intense competition of the ‘62nd Jeollanam-do Sports Festival,’ held for the first time since the establishment of the county, with the closing ceremony on the 15th.

According to the county on the 16th, the 62nd Jeollanam-do Sports Festival was held under the slogan “Jeonnam Sports Festival united in the clean sea of Wando” from the 12th to the 15th, where teams from 22 cities and counties competed fiercely in 24 events.

The 62nd Jeollanam-do Sports Festival concluded with the closing ceremony on the 15th.
[Photo by Wando-gun]

As a result of the competition, Yeosu City took first place overall, Gwangyang City second, Suncheon City third, Mokpo City fourth, Wando-gun fifth, Sinan-gun sixth, and Yeongam-gun seventh.

The entrance awards given to the teams that showed spectacular performances during the opening ceremony were awarded first place to Wando-gun, second place to Boseong-gun, and third place to Mokpo City. The achievement awards, given to cities and counties that improved their overall rankings compared to last year, went to Wando-gun in first place, Boseong-gun in second, and Hwasun-gun in third, while encouragement awards were given to Gurye-gun, Jangheung-gun, and Gangjin-gun.

The most outstanding athletes were selected as Bae Geon-yul from Yeosu City, who achieved a triple crown in athletics, and Kim Kyung-hee from Goheung-gun, who achieved nine consecutive victories in weightlifting. The Hampyeong-gun team received the exemplary team award, and the Jeollanam-do Football Association received the exemplary event organization award.

The host, Wando-gun, recorded its best-ever performance with a total score of 30,680 points, also securing first place in both the entrance and achievement awards, solidifying its position as a sports mecca.

Shin Woo-cheol, the organizing committee chairman (Governor of Wando-gun), said in his farewell address, “This event was a harmonious sports festival uniting 2 million Jeonnam residents, elevating the pride of the people, and it marked the starting signal for Wando’s leap as a sports tourism city. I thank the athletes who delivered a great impact with true sportsmanship, the volunteers, and all the residents who helped successfully conclude the event.”

Wando = Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Kyung-pil ckp6737@asiae.co.kr

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