Jeonnam, the mecca of field training… 840,000 sweat per year, 80 billion won effect :: Sympathetic media Newsis ::

This year, 2,436 teams from 62 sports visited… 15%↑ from the previous year

[무안=뉴시스] Reporter Song Chang-heon = Jeonnam, with its mild climate, natural scenery, and delicious southern food, is solidifying its position as a mecca for field training in Korea.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 13th, from September last year to August this year, 62 sports, 2,436 teams, and 840,000 athletes visited Jeollanam-do to participate in field training and sports competitions for the 2024 season, resulting in a ripple effect on the local economy worth 80.1 billion won. He said he did.

This is a 15% increase from 730,000 last season. This can be attributed to the fact that the number of visitors has increased as the National Sports Festival and the National Boys Sports Festival have been successfully held in succession, and awareness as an optimal training site has increased significantly.

The main sports during the training camp were soccer, baseball, basketball, badminton, and taekwondo, accounting for 53% of all sports invited. By region, the order is Gyeonggi, Seoul, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk.

In order to attract field training, the city and county invested 1.9 billion won in their own budget, including a reduction in public sports facility usage fees, provision of local love gift certificates, support for lodging, food, snacks, and mobile vehicles, provision of game supplies, support for tourism experiences, and support for stove league hosting costs. We are implementing various support measures.

In fact, Gangjin-gun lacks an indoor gym to host a national-scale fencing competition, so it promoted a cooperative project with Jangheung-gun, and the 21st Korea Used Fencing Federation Championships, held for five days with a team of about 3,000 players, is unusual for a county level. We succeeded in hosting the competition.

In addition, Haenam-gun operated a winter training rehabilitation center staffed by five professional trainers for free, and 1,600 people used it, and Wando-gun supported free experience programs at the marine healing center, such as underwater exercise and hydraulic massage, attracting 43 teams and 870 people.

Athletes, competition participants, and their families use restaurants, accommodations, supermarkets, and tourist attractions while staying in Jeollanam-do, which has the effect of attracting living populations and becoming a vital force for the local economy.

Jeonnam Province conducts a comprehensive evaluation every year to encourage excellent cities and counties along with revitalizing the local economy by attracting field training. This year, Gangjin-gun received the grand prize, Haenam-gun and Mokpo-si received excellence awards, Yeosu-si and Yeonggwang-gun received encouragement awards, and Wando-gun and Muan-gun received effort awards. received.

Jeonnam Province Tourism and Sports Director Joo Sun-seon said, “In a situation where the risk of regional extinction is increasing, securing the living population is the top priority for revitalizing the local economy,” and added, “We plan to revitalize Jeonnam by attracting field training and work harder to promote sports tourism.”

[목포=뉴시스] Mokpo Baseball Stadium youth baseball team training scene. (Photo = Provided by Jeonnam Sports Council). 2024.09.03. [email protected] *Resale and DB prohibited

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