Yongin Secures 290 Million Won Through Selection in Corporate Sports Team Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] Yongin City was selected for the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee's 'Regional Sports Development Project,' a corporate sports team operational support initiative, and secured 290 million won in operating expenses.

According to Yongin City on the 5th, the sports committee selects outstanding organizations annually to support training expenses including personal equipment, training equipment, and competition participation fees for corporate sports teams belonging to local governments and public institutions across the country for stable operations.

The city previously established the 'Yongin City Sports Human Rights Protection and Promotion Basic Plan (2022-2026)' in April and received positive evaluation for creating a sports human rights-respecting culture by introducing the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's standard contracts and standard operating regulations, enabling athletes to concentrate on training in a stable environment.

Additionally, it received high scores for efforts to enhance athlete performance and activate corporate sports team operations, including winning the overall championship in the women's general division at the 23rd Korea Bowling Association President's Cup National Bowling Championship in June and producing national representatives in sports such as track and field, bowling, taekwondo, and judo.

A city official stated, "The selection in this project will be of great help in efficiently operating the corporate sports team," and added, "We will make our best efforts so that our athletes demonstrate their skills and achieve good results at the 68th Gyeonggi Province Sports Festival to be held in the city in August."

Meanwhile, the city's corporate sports teams include 6 teams in track and field, rowing, kendo, bowling, taekwondo, and judo, and a ssireum (wrestling) team affiliated with the Yongin City Sports Association, for a total of 7 teams with 54 athletes and 7 coaches.

In particular, the ssireum team was also selected as a recipient organization in this project.