National Wrestling Tournament to be Held at Jangheung Indoor Gymnasium from 24th to 30th
County Governor Kim Seong: "We Will Revitalize the Local Economy by Hosting Sports Events"
Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 23rd that the "2nd Herald Economy·Korea Herald National Wrestling Tournament" will be held at the Jangheung Indoor Gymnasium from the 24th to the 30th.
This tournament is hosted by the Korea Wrestling Federation and organized by the Jeollanam-do Wrestling Association. Sponsorship is provided by Jangheung-gun, the Jangheung County Council, and the Jangheung Sports Council.
The scale of the tournament is known to reach a total of 1,502 people, including 1,202 athletes and 300 officials.
During the tournament period, Jangheung-gun expects that more than 600 people per day, including athletes, parents, and tournament officials, will visit the region, positively impacting the local economy.
The matches will be held in two men's categories and one women's category. The men's division will be divided into elementary, middle, high school, university, and general categories, competing in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, while the women's division will compete in freestyle wrestling in middle, high school, university, and general categories.
The tournament follows a domestic knockout format, and all matches, including preliminaries and finals by weight class, will be completed on the same day.
Since September last year, Jangheung-gun has been in discussions with the Jeonnam Wrestling Association to host the national wrestling tournament. After two on-site inspections by the Korea Wrestling Federation, the hosting of the national wrestling tournament was confirmed in February this year.
County Governor Kim Seong said, "We will support the participating teams and officials to hold the tournament in a safe and clean environment," adding, "We will continue to actively attract nationwide sports tournaments to revitalize the local economy."
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