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Busan Metropolitan City to Hold Send-off Ceremony for Team Busan Ahead of the 107th National Sports Festival... “Ready to Compete!”

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, and the Busan Sports Council, chaired by Jang In-hwa, announced that they will hold a send-off ceremony for Team Busan participating in the 107th National Sports Festival at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, September 17, in the City Hall Auditorium.

The ceremony has been organized ahead of the 107th National Sports Festival, which will take place in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province for seven days from October 16 to 22, to rally Team Busan for strong performances and bring together the encouragement and support of Busan citizens.

About 600 people, including Mayor Chun Jae-soo, Busan Metropolitan Council Chair Kang Mu-gil, Busan Sports Council Chair Jang In-hwa, sports officials, athletes, and team staff, are expected to attend and reaffirm their determination to achieve strong results.

The program will proceed with a report on preparations for the National Sports Festival, the entrance of the flag bearers, screenings of a team training video and a promotional video for the festival, presentation of the team flag, an oath by athlete representatives, delivery of sponsorship funds, and a pledge of determination.

Mayor Chun will present the team flag to delegation head Jang In-hwa, Chair of the Busan Sports Council. Soft tennis athlete Jeong Young-man of Busanjin-gu Office and taekwondo athlete Kim Min-seo of Dongnae-gu Office will take the athletes’ oath and express the team’s firm resolve.

The Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BNK Busan Bank, and the Women’s Sports Committee of the Busan Sports Council, among others, will also show their support by providing encouragement funds to the delegation.

At the 106th National Sports Festival held in Busan last year, the city achieved its best performance in decades, finishing second overall for the first time in 52 years and ranking first among Korea’s six metropolitan cities for the third consecutive year. For this year’s competition in Jeju, Busan Metropolitan City plans to provide comprehensive on-site support and condition management so that athletes can perform at their best without injury.

In particular, Busan Metropolitan City established a dedicated Sports Bureau last year, becoming the first metropolitan-level local government in Korea to do so, and fully launched a central coordinating body for sports administration. Together with the Busan Sports Council, the city has worked to strengthen its competitive capabilities by recruiting outstanding athletes, securing corporate teams, and supporting the establishment of new teams, while addressing the issue of events in which Busan had previously been unable to participate in the National Sports Festival.

Mayor Chun Jae-soo is expected to say, “I extend my deepest gratitude to all our athletes for their dedication and passion in quietly persevering through the exceptionally hot summer and working tirelessly to hone their skills. Last year’s remarkable second-place overall finish in Busan, our best result in 52 years, brought tremendous inspiration and pride to all our citizens. At this year’s National Sports Festival in Jeju, I hope you will compete with pride as representatives of Busan, stay free from injury, and give your very best without regrets.”