Jangseong-gun Confirmed as Host for the 64th Jeollanam-do Sports Festival

Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do has been officially confirmed as the host city for the 64th Jeollanam-do Sports Festival in 2025.

According to the county on the 25th, the Jeonnam Provincial Sports Festival is the largest sports event in the province, with about 22,000 athletes participating in 23 events, including demonstration sports, from 22 cities and counties in Jeollanam-do.

Jangseong-gun has been officially confirmed as the host city for the 64th Jeollanam-do Sports Festival in 2025.
[Photo by Jangseong-gun]

Since applying to host the event in October last year, the county has undergone verification procedures including an on-site inspection in April this year. As a result, on the 25th, the Jeollanam-do Sports Council board decided to select Jangseong-gun as the host city for the 64th Jeonnam Provincial Sports Festival, marking a historic achievement.

Jangseong-gun, the gateway to Jeollanam-do and the center of Honam, is a transportation hub through which the KTX and Honam Expressway pass. It boasts outstanding historical, cultural, and tourism resources such as the UNESCO World Heritage site Pilamsuwon Confucian Academy, the thousand-year-old Baekyangsa Temple, Chukryeongsan Mountain, Jangseong Lake, and Hwangryong River, offering limitless potential for development.

Although it has long been considered an ideal location for the Provincial Sports Festival, the lack of infrastructure necessary for large-scale sports events had been a hindrance.

In response, Jangseong-gun constructed a comprehensive stadium near the Hwangryong River.

The newly built stadium can accommodate 5,000 spectators and features an 8-lane, 400m athletics track certified by the Korea Association of Athletics Federations.

In particular, sports facilities such as the Work-Life Balance Dome Stadium and Hong Gil-dong Gymnasium are concentrated around the stadium, enabling efficient event management.

The county is currently developing one dedicated soccer stadium, one dedicated baseball stadium, and one multipurpose stadium in the sports park located downstream of Jangseong Lake, aiming for completion by the end of this year.

They are also promoting the construction of a 12-lane bowling alley to be used for the 2025 Provincial Sports Festival. Except for shooting, all events can be held within the region.

County Governor Kim Han-jong said, “The ‘64th Jeonnam Provincial Sports Festival in 2025,’ the first large-scale sports event in Jangseong’s history, will be a valuable opportunity to promote unity among cities and counties and advance sports development in Jeonnam. As this precious event is the result of the aspirations of 50,000 residents and the efforts of sports enthusiasts who wish for Jangseong to host, we will do our best to prepare thoroughly without any gaps.”

Jangseong = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Han-gyu baekok@asiae.co.kr

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