Jecheon community reacts to U Games gymnastics bid rejection
Mayor Kim Chang-kyu to hold stance rally on Nov. 11, visit wiretap protest on Nov. 18
“I can’t stand ‘Jecheon Holdae’” Chungbuk Governor Kim Young-hwan blocks Jecheon Sports Organization
Chungbuk Governor Kim Young-hwan, 토토사이트 who visited Jecheon for a provincial report on May 16, is being asked by officials from the Jecheon Sports Association to express his position on the city’s exclusion from hosting the 2027 Summer World University Games.
The city of Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, has been confirmed to have been excluded from hosting the 2027 Summer World University Games (U Games), sparking a major backlash from city officials and the local community.
According to the city of Jecheon on Monday, the Chungbuk Provincial Government has confirmed plans to build a gymnastics stadium in Seokso-dong, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju for the U Games.
The new gymnastics stadium is expected to be completed in 2027 with a total project cost of 110 billion won, including 30 billion won in national expenses, on a site of 61,772 square meters and 25,886 square meters (1 basement and 3 floors).
It will be equipped with a main stadium and a practice stadium that can accommodate 7,000 spectators.
With this decision by Chungbuk-do, the desire of Jecheon City and the Jecheon City Sports Council to build an indoor general stadium in Jecheon to host the U Games gymnastics competition has also come to an end, and the backlash is rising.
Jecheon City discussed countermeasures at a caucus meeting held this morning, chaired by Mayor Kim Chang-gyu. Mayor Kim will hold a press conference on the 11th to express his position.
The Jecheon Sports Association decided to participate in an ‘away protest’ in Cheongju on the 18th.
More than 400 people, including members and citizens, decided to hold a protest rally in front of the Chungbuk Provincial Office, and also registered the rally with the competent police station.
“Excluding Jecheon from the venue of the U Games gymnastics competition is a disregard for the wishes of the citizens of Jecheon,” said an official from the Athletic Association. “We will visit the Chungbuk Provincial Office to show the anger of the citizens of Jecheon against Governor Kim’s decision.”
The city of Jecheon has been demanding to host the U Games gymnastics event since it was excluded from the co-hosting of the event with Chungcheong Province in April, 스포츠토토 arguing that Jecheon has the best gymnastics infrastructure.
Jecheon has a gymnastics team that includes Olympic medalists Shin Jae-hwan and Yeo Seo-jung, and has hosted national-level gymnastics competitions at the Jecheon Gymnasium.
In May, when Chungbuk Governor Kim Young-hwan visited Jecheon for a briefing session, more than 500 citizens of Jecheon protested against him for excluding Jecheon from the U Games.
At the time, Governor Kim said, “I fully understand the sense of loss felt by the citizens of Jecheon. When I came to Jecheon, I spoke with the president of the Korean Sports Federation. There is still a lot of time left, so we will see if it can be adjusted,” 스포츠토토맨 but subsequent contacts with Chungbuk province reportedly did not result in genuine consultations.
