Gwangju Athletes Declare Support for Lee Yong-seop, Gwangju Mayor Preliminary Candidate

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Athletes in Gwangju declared their support for Lee Yong-seop, the preliminary candidate for mayor of Gwangju, on the 18th.

The Gwangju Sports Council, the sports councils of five districts, and the heads of sports organizations declared their support on this day in the name of over 14,000 people, stating, "Since the launch of the first elected Gwangju Metropolitan Sports Council president in 2019, the council has experienced severe turmoil due to the president's mid-term resignation and the invalidation lawsuit of the by-election. Lee, the preliminary candidate, will unify the Gwangju Metropolitan Sports Council," and emphasized, "He is the right person to support the council's fundamental roles such as promoting citizens' health, revitalizing community sports, and fostering professional sports."

They continued, "Through candidate Lee, we aim to complete 'a bigger, stronger, global sports city Gwangju' that no one can match," and added, "By attracting the National Sports Festival, successfully hosting the 2025 World Archery Championships, and securing the 2038 Gwangju-Daegu Summer Asian Games, we will help our citizens surpass the 'just and prosperous Gwangju' achieved over the past four years and complete a 'bigger and stronger Gwangju.'"