[Photo] "2025 Uiseong Cheonhajangsa Ssireum Grand Festival" Heats Up the Sand Arena... Champion to Be Crowned on the 29th

Exterior view of Uiseong Sports Complex. Photo by Byunggeon Kwon

Lee Junhee, President of the Korea Ssireum Association, Kim Jusu, Mayor of Uiseong County, Choi Hunsik, Chairman of the Uiseong County Council, Lee Choongwon, Provincial Assembly Member, and Choi Taerim, Provincial Assembly Member, along with leaders from various sectors, are attending the event.

The Taebaek Jangsa final match is taking place.

The Taebaek Jangsa Championship is underway. Photo by Byunggeon Kwon

Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, has been set ablaze with the excitement of traditional Ssireum wrestling.

The "2025 Uiseong Cheonhajangsa Ssireum Grand Festival" kicked off at the Uiseong Sports Complex on November 24 and will run through November 29, with thrilling matches among the nation’s top wrestlers taking place each day.

In particular, the grand finale-the Cheonhajangsa final match-will be held on November 29 (Saturday) from 3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. As this showdown will determine the year’s top champion, Ssireum fans across the country are focusing their attention on the event.

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