Jeonnam Province Steadily Prepares for 2025 National Sports for All Festival

Second Executive Preparation Briefing Held
Reviewing Event Readiness Including Spectator Safety

Jeollanam-do is accelerating preparations for the 2025 National Sports Festival for All, which will be held in Jeonnam from April 24 to 27.

On the 4th, Jeollanam-do held the second executive preparation status briefing for the 2025 National Sports Festival for All in the Seo Jae-pil Room at the provincial government office, presided over by Vice Governor Myung Changhwan. The meeting was attended by about 30 representatives from the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency, Jeonnam Sports Council, Mokpo City, and others.

The briefing session reviewed the overall preparation status, including the safety of athletes and spectators, accommodation and food, and event operations.

Myeong Changhwan, Vice Governor of Jeonnam Province, is presiding over the 2nd Executive Committee Preparation Status Meeting for the 2025 National Sports for All Festival on the 4th at the Seo Jae-pil Room of the provincial office, attended by about 30 people including Jeonnam Office of Education, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency, Jeonnam Sports Council, and Mokpo City. Provided by Jeonnam Province

In particular, discussions focused on the production of the opening and closing ceremonies, which are drawing significant attention.

Under the theme "OK! Now Jeonnam, Vitality UP Sports for All!", the event plans to showcase Jeonnam's cultural heritage, history, industry, and tourism, creating a festival of unity that both visitors and residents can enjoy.

As the largest sports-for-all event in the country involving all age groups, a variety of cultural programs are being prepared, including resident participation programs and guerrilla concerts at stadiums. In addition, regional spring festivals will be held intensively to widely promote the beautiful spring of the southern region to visitors.

On April 26, a special W Show performance will be held on the water in Mokpo, the main venue, to welcome the athletes.

Safety inspections are underway at all 58 venues where the games will be held. Through inspections by facility managers and joint public-private checks, preparations are being made to ensure that athletes and spectators can enjoy the events in a safe and pleasant environment.

In addition, renovations are being carried out at 16 venues in 12 cities and counties, including track and turf repairs, drainage maintenance, and leakage repairs. Through thorough renovations, the facilities will be available for sports-for-all activities and training camps even after the festival.

Accommodation facilities and restaurants are also being inspected.

Vice Governor Myung Changhwan emphasized, "The 2025 National Sports Festival for All is a large-scale event with 20,000 sports enthusiasts from all over the country participating. Following the National Sports Festival and National Youth Sports Festival, we will successfully host this event, which marks the grand finale of the three-year comprehensive sports series, to solidify Jeonnam's status and revitalize the local economy."

Jeollanam-do successfully hosted the 2023 National (Para) Sports Festival and the 2024 National Youth (Para-Student) Sports Festival, welcoming a record 60,000 athletes (40,000 in 2023 and 20,000 in 2024). As a result, the region achieved an economic impact of 260.1 billion KRW in production and added value (195.2 billion in 2023 and 64.9 billion in 2024), and created 1,977 jobs (1,478 in 2023 and 499 in 2024).

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