The Cheongna National Sports Center will open in August 2021 and is a multi-purpose indoor gym that can be used by all residents.
It was created to contribute to the development of elite sports for the purpose of discovering excellent athletes while strengthening the accessibility of sports for everyday life to local residents. The Cheongna National Sports Center was named after a public contest with ideas from citizens. Cheongna means blue ivy, and the area around Dongsan Missionary House is called Cheongna Hill. It is a tourist destination representing Jung-gu, visited by many tourists.
◆Introduction to Cheongna National Sports Center
The Cheongna National Sports Center presents a variety of daily sports events to local residents and provides a leisure environment. It is in charge of one axis of local vitality so that local residents can exercise easily.
Daebong-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu. The Cheongna National Sports Center, built on the site of the Daebong Library, invests a total of 30.9 billion won to provide leisure activities and sports welfare services to the satisfaction of the residents.
The Sports Center is equipped with facilities such as a multi-purpose indoor gymnasium, table tennis court, and gym, so that anyone can enjoy various indoor sports activities such as badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and bodybuilding.
In addition, GX programs such as yoga, pilates, body pump, zumba dance, broadcast dance, and kids ballet are being operated in the program room.
It aims to take responsibility for the mental and physical development and health of local residents, connect them with achievements such as discovering excellent players, and lay the foundation for the development of sports for everyday life in the community and elite sports.
◆Direction of life sports sports club promotion with residents
Residents register as members, and it is used as a place for leisure and is operated in a way that satisfies the residents’ desire for sports activities.
Introduce an advanced curriculum for life sports programs and apply them to badminton, GX, table tennis, bodybuilding (health), and basketball.
As the population of Jung-gu gradually increases, it plans to gradually increase the sports infrastructure and expand programs for the underprivileged such as children and the elderly.
By creating a program in which families or generations can participate together, it is a foundation for community formation so that residents can actively participate as members in the management of sports clubs.
In addition, we strive to operate a talent donation program for excellent professional athletes in the region so that we can operate a professional athlete team.
For example, in order to expand the base of badminton professional players by age group in Daegu, we are operating professional badminton clubs, such as hobby class, training class, and professional player class.
As for the supply and demand plan for athletes, it is operated by level in the daily sports class, and a program in which parents and students participate together is opened to educate them to have a positive mind about athletes.
In addition, we continue to discover excellent players through the school sports club, the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, and clubs such as the Jung-gu Sports Association and the Badminton Association.
◆Introduction of sports programs for life in the Cheongna National Sports Center
Cheongna National Sports Center operates programs such as badminton, professional badminton club, table tennis, gym, yoga, prop Pilates, and dance. The program runs from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. In particular, badminton and basketball program hobby classes targeting youth are held for 50,000 won per month and 3,000 won per day (based on 3 hours), and can be used twice or 3 times a week.
The gym, which has been in its third year since its opening, is well-maintained. There is a table tennis court on the first floor, a program room where you can learn yoga, props, Pilates, and dance, and an indoor gym where you can enjoy badminton and basketball on the second floor.
The indoor gymnasium on the second floor can be rented for groups on weekends and can hold group events.
There is even a gym on the third floor, and there are changing rooms and showers for men and women on each floor.
There is also a clubhouse space on the first floor where registered members can rest and read.
Every month, the number of recruits for each program is announced on the website, and new members are recruited sequentially through on-site registration.
Group lessons, individual lessons, and free use are available for each program.
Recipients of national basic livelihood security, persons of national merit, children/adolescents/seniors, the disabled, and residents living in Daegu’s Jung-gu area can receive a 10-50% discount on fares.
◆Operation of competitions and events in Cheongna National Sports Center
The Cheongna National Sports Center seeks to operate small-scale, national-level competitions and events.
Step 1 seeks to expand the size of facilities and event operations by holding small-scale competitions and community events by event, step 2 by city and district unit event and regional sports club exchange competitions and event operation, and step 3 hosting national sports club events. As for the operation and expansion of events, regular programs such as basketball and dance sports are organized, and additional facilities such as school sports facilities are secured to diversify events.
Exchange competitions are also operated in connection with external organizations, such as badminton exchange matches with other regions and sports clubs, table tennis exchange matches with Daegu sports clubs, regular OX exchange competitions, experience programs (horseback riding, shooting, skin scuba), and school-linked programs with Gyeongbuk Technical High School. We are going to proceed.
Membership must be secured for this purpose. It carries out activities to guarantee autonomy and spontaneity with registered members and local residents at the center through close contact with the local community, solidarity with related organizations, and development of multi-level programs.
◆Interview with Hwang Tae-bong, president of Cheongna Sports Club, Jung-gu, Cheongna National Sports Center
“The Cheongna National Sports Center in Jung-gu is expected to play a central role in the first public sports facility in Jung-gu and local sports for life, and we will communicate frequently with residents to make it a sports facility for everyone.”
Chairman Hwang Tae-bong, who has been in charge of the Cheongna Sports Club in the Cheongna National Sports Center in Jung-gu for three years, said that from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, various programs such as fitness, table tennis, badminton, and dance are prepared for the residents. He expressed his desire to freely use the sports facilities in Jung-gu, a local vitality, according to their own time and taste.
Cheongna National Sports Center in Jung-gu is also fostering professional elementary badminton players, one of the elite sports. Since it is running a professional team, it expressed expectations that it will play a great role as a place to nurture young badminton players under good instructors and good facilities.
He said, “I understand the inconvenience that residents may have felt when many people used it due to Corona 19 until last year. With the current mask wearing eased, various sports programs will be normalized, which will give more momentum to operations in the future.”
He then explained that this is a space where people from youth to seniors can experience various programs. From easily accessible sports to difficult sports (dance sports, trampoline), we are working hard for the health of residents, so we did not forget to ask for a lot of use.
Chairman Hwang said, “The Chungna National Sports Center in Jung-gu continues its efforts to develop various programs for members of multiple generations and classes and to provide sports welfare services that satisfy and impress residents as the purpose of the establishment of the Cheongna Sports Club (public sports club). I will go,” he promised.
Lastly, he said, “The Cheongna National Sports Center in Jung-gu will do its best to play a role as a hub for leisure activities as a place for health promotion and sports for residents of the district.”
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