Uiwang City Concludes '37th Citizens' Day Commemoration and United Spirit Joyful Sports Day'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] The '37th Uiwang City Citizens' Day Commemoration and United Spirit Joyful Sports Day' was held successfully at Bugok Sports Park in Uiwang on the 18th.

The event was attended by approximately 4,000 people, including Mayor Kim Sung-je, City Council Chair Kim Hak-ki, National Assembly Member Lee So-young, Uiwang City Sports Association Chair Sung Si-hyung, city council members, provincial council members, heads of related institutions and civic organizations, and citizens from six districts.

The event began with performances by gogo janggu (Korean drum), cheerleaders (Pegasus), a cultural center traditional performance group, and a taekwondo demonstration team, followed by each district's entrance ceremony, the Citizens' Day commemoration ceremony, and the opening ceremony of the United Spirit Joyful Sports Day.

At the Citizens' Day commemoration ceremony, Citizens' Awards were presented to meritorious individuals in five categories: social service, culture and the arts, sports, and education, environment, and health, and regional development. Additionally, Provincial Citizen Awards were given to seven individuals recognized for their contributions to provincial development, City Council Chair Awards were presented to six regional development meritorious individuals, National Assembly Member Awards to six model citizens, and Mayor Awards to eleven sports promotion meritorious individuals.

In the subsequent United Spirit Joyful Sports Day, citizen athletes representing six districts competed intensely in nine events: hoop rolling, empty box carrying, soccer ball curling, cooperative ball bouncing, paper airplane distance throwing, soccer ball distance kicking, pole ring tossing, hula hoop relay, and 800m men's and women's relay.

As a result, Bugok-dong won the overall championship at this competition, with Osang-dong placing second and Naesон1-dong placing third.

Notably, at this United Spirit Joyful Sports Day, citizens enjoyed events designed to accommodate various age groups, regardless of the outcomes, and cheered for one another.

Additionally, diverse experience booths set up at the event, including photo painting, mini Viking rides, and balloon art, along with spectacular performances by popular singers, received enthusiastic responses, and participants enjoyed a grand civic harmony gathering that encompassed all generations.

Mayor Kim Sung-je said, "I hope the 37th Uiwang City Citizens' Day Commemoration and United Spirit Joyful Sports Day serves to enhance pride as citizens of Uiwang and becomes an opportunity for all citizens to unite in harmony."