 |
| photo courtesy of the Korean Sports Association |
|
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korean Sports Association |
|
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korean Sports Association |
|
The Korean Sports Association (Chairman Choi Kwan-yong) held the '2025 Sports Week Commemorative Academic Conference' at the Olympic Parktel in Seoul on the 25th and discussed sports integration and sports policy. This conference was held under the theme of 「Innovation and Re-Leap for Sports Integration」, and first discussed how to create an inclusive sports environment where the disabled and the non-disabled, the elite and daily sports are together. It also discussed the legacy succession of the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the re-recruitment of the 2036 Olympics.
Various presentations and discussions were held at this academic conference on ▶ integrated sports practice strategy ▶ modern reinterpretation of Olympic heritage and economic feasibility of re-recruitment. In the first session, Professor Kim Ji-tae (Dankook University) presented the theme 'One Sports, One Society', while Professor Soyeon Kim (Ihwa Women's University) and Director Jeong Jae-yong (Korea Basketball Association) introduced integrated sports cases in the field, respectively. In the second session, Professor Lee Won-jae (Kongmin University) presented the traditional succession and re-attention strategy for the 88 Seoul Olympics, while Professor Byun Jin-soo (Yonsei University), Professor Jung Hee-joon (Sports and Culture Solidarity), and Professor Pyeon Hyun-woong (Sungkyunkwan University) presented an analysis of the meaning and economic effects of sports heritage and hosting the Olympics, respectively. Through this academic conference, the Korean Sports Association reexamined the public function of 'Sports Studies' and suggested social integration through sports and future policy action directions and strategies.
 |
| photo courtesy of the Korean Sports Association |
|
In his opening remarks, Chairman Choi Kwan-yong said, `Sports now have a broad value of social integration, national competitiveness, and cultural assets beyond health.' `I hope today's discussion will serve as a starting point for a new leap forward in sports in Korea.' At the opening ceremony, Ha Hyung-joo, chairman of the Seoul Olympic Memorial National Sports Promotion Foundation, Yoo Seung Min, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, and Chung Jin-wan, chairman of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, attended as congratulatory speeches to emphasize the importance of integrated sports and innovation in sports policy.
The Korean Sports Association holds an academic conference every year for Sports Week and continues to make academic contributions to promoting national sports and advancing sports policy. In August, the 37th Seoul Olympic Games commemorating the 88th Seoul International Conference will be held.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
