Yoon Encourages Nationwide Sports Festival: "Sports Rights Must Be Enjoyed Fairly"

Yoon Couple Attends the 104th National Sports Festival to Encourage City and Province Athletes
"Foundation for a Sports Powerhouse"... Promises to Expand Infrastructure and Guarantee Sports Rights

President Yoon Suk-yeol stated on the 13th, "We will ensure that all our citizens can fairly enjoy their sports rights."

On the same day, President Yoon attended the opening ceremony of the 104th National Sports Festival (hereafter National Sports Festival) held at Mokpo Sports Complex in the afternoon, promising a successful event.

President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee are applauding at the opening ceremony of the 104th National Sports Festival held at Mokpo Sports Complex in Jeollanam-do on the 13th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Marking its 104th edition this year, the National Sports Festival is a comprehensive sports event featuring athletes representing 17 cities and provinces nationwide. In Jeonnam, it is being held for the first time in 15 years since Yeosu in 2008, running for seven days from the 13th to the 19th.

President Yoon’s attendance at the opening ceremony was intended to serve as a catalyst to unite the entire nation in line with this year’s National Sports Festival slogan, "Jeonnam, the Land of Life, Together We Soar, Republic of Korea."

In his opening speech, President Yoon said, "The National Sports Festival has been a solid foundation for our growth as a sports powerhouse," and added, "Many athletes who nurtured their dreams and took on challenges on this stage have become beloved sports stars among the people." He further pledged, "The government will ensure that all our citizens can fairly enjoy their sports rights," and promised, "We will densely expand regional infrastructure so that all citizens can enjoy sports in their daily lives and strengthen support to guarantee sports rights for marginalized groups and persons with disabilities."

Meanwhile, on this day, sitting to the left and right of President Yoon and his spouse were Kim Do-gyun, a promising young soccer player (born in 2011), and Moon Se-young, a promising young track and field athlete (born in 2011).

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