Artificial Turf Athletic Field Built at Kyonggi University Available to Suwon Citizens

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] An artificial turf athletic field that Suwon citizens can use has been created at Kyonggi University's Suwon Campus.

Suwon City and Kyonggi University held a completion ceremony on the 25th at the Kyonggi University Suwon Campus in Yeongdong-gu for the 'artificial turf athletic field facility improvement project.' The artificial turf athletic field is scheduled to begin official operations on March 1st.

The athletic field is equipped with an international-standard artificial turf soccer pitch (105m x 68m), a 360-meter jogging track with 2 lanes, fixed and mobile viewing seats, and dedicated restrooms. With LED lighting towers, it can be used at night as well.

On weekends and holidays, it is open to citizens from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. On weekday evenings, citizens can use the facility during times other than academic schedules and soccer team training sessions.

The 'artificial turf athletic field facility improvement project' was realized after Suwon City was selected in the '2020 Sports Promotion Facility Support Project Competition' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Suwon City and Kyonggi University signed a 'Kyonggi University Artificial Turf Athletic Field Facility Improvement Support and Operation Agreement' in February 2020 and pledged active cooperation.

Kyonggi University conducted construction to improve the 'bare ground athletic field' from July last year to January this year. A total of 1.434 billion won was invested in the project, including national treasury funding of 350 million won and city budget funding of 542 million won through private capital project subsidies. Kyonggi University covered 542 million won.

Suwon Mayor Yim Tae-young said, "I am pleased that a world-class facility has been created, as soccer enthusiasts in Suwon have long felt the absence of an international-standard soccer pitch in Yeongdong-gu," and added, "I am grateful to the citizens and community sports participants who believed in and waited for our city, and to Kyonggi University for committing to operate the athletic facility."