Yongin Selected for 'Local Government Community and School Sports Support Project 2025'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City has been selected for the '2025 Local Government Community and School Sports Support Project' and has secured 496 million won in national funding, the city announced on the 10th.

The city was selected for two projects under the '2025 Local Government Community and School Sports Support Project' organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: ▲Community Sports Activity Support by Regional Autonomy (434 million won) ▲School Sports Facility Resident Access Support (62 million won).

The city plans to invest a total of 781 million won by adding 285 million won in city funds to the 496 million won in national funding secured through this project.

The Community Sports Activity Support by Regional Autonomy project is designed to support community sports activities suited to local characteristics.

Leveraging its unique position as the only city in the metropolitan area with a rowing venue, the city plans to operate the 'Yongin Community Sports Rowing Experience Class' to allow citizens to experience rowing monthly, and to host a community sports rowing competition within the year to develop rowing as a regionally specialized community sport.

The School Sports Facility Resident Access Support project is designed to open school sports facilities near residential areas with good accessibility for community members to use.

The city signed agreements with 30 schools in December 2023 to open school sports facilities. Participating schools receive operating expenses of 2.5 to 3.5 million won per school based on performance, under the condition of opening at least three weekdays and one weekend day or more.

With its selection in this project, the city plans to sign additional agreements with three more schools in February and expand participating schools through additional applications.

A city official stated, "We will continue to discover Yongin-specialized community sports so that citizens can enjoy various sports," and "We will support residents in conducting healthy sports activities using school sports facilities in the region."