Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo, Visits National Disabled Students Sports Festival Operations Headquarters to Encourage

Boosting Morale of Staff and Awarding Medals to Athletes

Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo City, visited the competition operations headquarters at Mokpo Sports Complex, where the 18th National Disabled Students Sports Festival is being held, on the 15th.

According to the city on the 16th, the competition operations headquarters set up at Mokpo Sports Complex serves as a control tower managing and supervising the overall National Disabled Students Sports Festival. It houses officials from the Korea Disabled Sports Association, police, fire control room, and the sports association control rooms of 17 cities and provinces.

On that day, Mayor Park personally awarded medals to the athletes who won in the girls' 400m relay race (high school division) and cheered them on.

(Center) Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo City, attended the competition operations headquarters and awards ceremony of the National Disabled Students Sports Festival to encourage the athletes and officials.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

He then visited the competition control rooms of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency, Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, and Jeollanam-do Disabled Sports Association in succession, delivering beverages and fruits.

Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo City, said, “I thank the officials of the institutions who are working hard on competition operations and situation management,” and added, “Above all, I hope that everyone will carefully ensure that disabled athletes and spectators can safely participate in the games.”

After visiting the competition operations headquarters, Mayor Park toured the stadium’s general information center, volunteer center, drinking water service center, Mokpo City tourism promotion booth, and seafood processed products promotion hall, encouraging the staff.

The 18th National Disabled Students Sports Festival has been held in a distributed manner across 17 venues in five cities and counties of Jeollanam-do, centered on the main host city, Mokpo, from the 14th to the 17th.

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