Opening Ceremony for the 2025 National Disabled Athletes Training Program

The opening ceremony for the 2025 National Disabled Athletes Training will be held at 2 p.m. on the 4th at the Disabled Athletes Village in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the same day.

Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran will attend to exchange New Year greetings with the national disabled athletes, coaches, and others, and to encourage the national disabled athletes who have begun training.

Jang Mi-ran, 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism [Photo by Yonhap News]

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The opening ceremony will be attended by about 200 people, including more than 100 winter and summer athletes and game officials, Jeong Jin-wan, president of the Korea Paralympic Committee, and executives and staff of sports organizations in Gyeonggi Province. The ceremony will begin with an opening address by President Jeong Jin-wan, followed by an encouragement speech by Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran, pledges from national athletes Kim Jeong-nam (shooting) and Kang Hyun-joo (rowing), and congratulatory performances. Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran will also experience Boccia, one of the disabled sports, on site and communicate with the athletes.

This year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to improve the treatment of national disabled athletes by adjusting training assistance and training partner allowances to realistic levels and expanding and deploying salaried national team coaches to strengthen stable training conditions. To help national disabled athletes improve their performance while protecting their health, the ministry will also enhance the operation of a scientific training system by expanding professional sports medical and scientific programs based on data analysis and research, as well as an on-site dedicated scientific support team.

Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran stated, "I will carefully inspect and support the training conditions so that the Republic of Korea’s national disabled athletes can perform at their best under optimal conditions," adding, "I hope all athletes complete their training well and achieve their goals."

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