○…The 19th National Sports Festival for Students with Disabilities will be held in Gyeongnam from the 13th to the 16th.A total of 17 sports (five fostering sports: goalball, boccia, swimming, athletics, table tennis, and 11 distribution sports: basketball, disc golf, volleyball, badminton, bowling, weightlifting, rowing, soccer, floorball, e-sports, Schulen, and one exhibition event: showdown) will be held at 17 stadiums in five cities and counties. The competition will attract the largest number of 4,165 athletes (196 athletes, 2,239 executives and officials) ever. Fostering events are official events of the Paralympics and Asian Games for the Disabled, with the aim of finding excellent athletes, and the distribution events are mainly for daily sports, with the aim of revitalizing sports activities for disabled youth. The opening ceremony will be held at Gimhae Indoor Stadium at 3:30 p.m. on the 13th under the theme of 'We Dreaming, Step of Hope for Space'. During the competition, various activities such as the promotional hall for the Dream Paralympics and the human rights campaign will follow.
○… The 2025 National Wheelchair Tennis League will begin its six-month long journey from the 13th. The league, which has been in effect since last year with the aim of expanding the base of wheelchair tennis in Korea, will be held sequentially in four cities and provinces this year, including Daegu and Chungju, and the first tournament will be held at Daegu Duryu Tennis Court from the 13th to the 15th. Wheelchair tennis teams by city and province will be classified into four groups, and then the first and second full leagues will be held. After three group rounds, the final winner will be determined at the Final Masters in October. The top team in the league will be awarded 4 million won, 3 million won for second place, 2.5 million won for third place and 2 million won for fourth place.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
