Jin Byung-young, Mayor of Hamyang County, encourages athletes to participate in the Gyeongsangnam-do Disabled Life Sports Competition

117 people including athletes and executives from 5 sports participated, held a launch ceremony on the 22nd and pledged to promote

[아시아경제 영남취재본부 최순경 기자] Gyeongnam Hamyang County Mayor Jin Byung-young participated in the launch ceremony of the 25th Gyeongsangnam-do Disabled People’s Sports Festival held in front of the Hamyang-gun Health Center at 7 am on the 22nd, encouraging the Hamyang-gun representative team and wishing for a good match.

The 25th Gyeongsangnam-do Sports for the Disabled, hosted and supervised by Yangsan-si and Gyeongsangnam-do Athletic Association for the Disabled, and Yangsan-si Sports Association for the Disabled, competed in 27 sports (15 individuals, 7 groups, 5 experiences) among 4,000 representatives from each city and county for two days from the 21st. .

Hamyang-gun’s 117 players, including players and officials, will participate in the event in five sports, including park golf (individual), badminton (individual), gateball (group), tug of war (group), and large jump rope (group).

“The efforts of each and every one of you here, who overcame their own struggles by overcoming physical disabilities and poor athletic environments, will make themselves, their families, and society more healthy, and will serve as a foundation for the development of sports for the disabled in our military,” said Governor Jin. .

Reporter Choi Soon-kyung, Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters [email protected]