Hwaseong City Launches Badminton Club for Foreign Residents

Hwaseong City has launched a badminton club with participation from both foreign and local residents to enhance athletic ability among foreign residents and help them relieve mental stress as they adapt to life in Korea.

The Hwaseong Foreign Residents Welfare Center (Director Eom Ki-eun) held a badminton club founding ceremony on the 30th at the gymnasium of Jaeam Elementary School in Hyang-nap-eup, attended by around 30 foreign and local residents, and began the first training session.

Club members who attended the founding ceremony received basic badminton instruction, including types and functions of badminton grips, wrist snaps, and swings.

A center official stated, "We hope that through the badminton club, foreign residents will become healthier and find vitality in their lives abroad," and added, "We plan to continue providing various club activities to help foreign residents settle into life in Korea."