Jang Mi-ran Visits Jincheon Athlete Village: "Supporting Athletes at Their Level"

Request for Strong Performance at Hangzhou Summer Asian Games
Commitment to Safety Facility Securing and Sports Science Support

Jang Mi-ran, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visited the Jincheon National Training Center on the 16th to encourage athletes preparing for the 2022 Hangzhou Summer Asian Games. She said, "Our sports heroes have brought tears of inspiration and hopeful joy to the people every time there is a major competition," and urged, "Please do your best to ensure that your sweat and efforts bear good fruit at this Asian Games as well."

Jang Mi-ran, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visited the Improvement Hall of the Jincheon National Training Center in Chungbuk on the morning of the 16th and greeted the national weightlifting team.
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The Hangzhou Asian Games, postponed last year due to the spread of COVID-19, will be held from September 29 to October 8. Approximately 12,500 athletes from a record 45 countries will participate. South Korea will send a delegation of about 1,140 athletes competing in 39 events.

Vice Minister Jang plans to develop the Jincheon Training Center into a comprehensive facility with the world's best training environment to support athletes and coaches. In particular, she is focusing on securing proper safety facilities and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse technologies into sports science support. During the visit, while inspecting safety facilities and training equipment, she said, "Having personally experienced life at the training center as a national athlete, I will carefully attend to the needs of the athletes from their perspective."

Jang Mi-ran, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visited the Improvement Hall of the Jincheon National Training Center in Chungbuk on the morning of the 16th and greeted weightlifting national team member Park Hye-jung.
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