Seodaemun District Residents Sports Festival to Be Held on the 25th of This Month... First Time in 20 Years

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seongheon) will hold the "2024 Seodaemun-gu Residents Sports Festival" on the 25th of this month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Seodaemun-gu Artificial Turf Stadium. The event's catchphrase is "Let's gather! Let's enjoy! United as one!"

This sports festival is the first event of its kind in 20 years since the 2004 Seodaemun-gu Residents Unity Sports Festival. About 2,000 residents, including athletes and cheering squads from 14 neighborhoods of Seodaemun-gu, will participate.

The resident athletes will compete passionately in five events?balloon rolling, centipede relay, beanbag basket toss, group jump rope, and mixed relay?fighting for the victory of their respective neighborhoods.

Various side events and activities such as tower block stacking, neighborhood cheering contests, torch relay performances, children's dance, and senior citizens twisting straw ropes will also be held, along with a prize drawing session.

Lee Seongheon, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, "As this is the first residents sports festival held in a long time, I hope it will be a place of harmony and communication where everyone from children to seniors can enjoy together. Above all, we will do our best to prepare for a safe event."

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