Yeosu City Successfully Concludes 'South Coast Southern Central Region Community Sports Exchange'

"Our Hope as One, Strength of the South Coast Toward the Future"

A Venue of Unity Through Sports Unfolds

The '5th Southern Coastal Central Region Community Sports Exchange' was held on the 8th at Yeosu Heungguk Gymnasium.

On this day, mayors and county heads from nine cities and counties including Boseong-gun, Jinju-si, and Goheung-gun, as well as presidents of sports associations from each city and county and over 800 athletes participated, turning the Southern Coastal Central Region into a harmonious venue united through sports.

[Photo by Yeosu City]

Starting with the morning ceremony, athletes from each city and county competed in four community sports disciplines?ground golf, gateball, jokgu, and table tennis?at venues such as Jinnam and Mangma Stadiums, fostering friendship and camaraderie.

In particular, during the ceremony held at Heungguk Gymnasium, participants united in a performance shouting the vision of the Southern Coastal Central Region Development Council, "Our hope as one, the power of the southern coast into the future," reaffirming their commitment to close mutual cooperation among the cities and counties.

Following this, the lively performance by the 'Yeosu City Dance Sports Team,' gold medalists in the high school division of dance sports and at the National Sports Festival, received great acclaim from the participants.

Kim Cheol-woo, mayor of Boseong-gun and chairman of the Southern Coastal Central Region Development Council, stated in his address, "Through this event, I hope to strengthen harmony and friendship among the neighboring cities and counties of Yeongnam and Honam and achieve further mutual development."

Jeong Gi-myeong, mayor of Yeosu-si, said in his welcoming speech, "Our Southern Coastal Central Region has built strong trust and friendship through exchanges not only in sports but also in various fields including tourism, culture, and arts," adding, "With the construction of the undersea tunnel between Yeosu and Namhae, which symbolizes the cooperation between Yeongnam and Honam and east-west harmony, the physical distance will be shortened, and we expect to generate even greater energy."

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