Seoul Sports Council Dispatch Friendship Exchange Team for All Sports in South Jeolla Province
Nov 13, 2025
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This exchange is a meaningful event that has been going on for more than 20 years since the signing of the Friendship Exchange Agreement between the two cities and provinces in 2004, and is designed to promote harmony and friendship among sports lovers between regions, and to develop a virtuous cycle of sports for all.
An exchange team consisting of about 60 people, including sports enthusiasts and executives from Seoul, will be dispatched, and the exchange events are kendo, basketball, swimming, and foot volleyball. Through sports in the form of friendly matches, they will improve their performance and strengthen mutual understanding. In addition to sports exchanges, a schedule to experience local culture and tourist attractions in Jeollanam-do will be included to provide an opportunity to enhance the understanding of both cultures.
Kang Tae-sun, chairman of the Seoul Sports Council, said, `The long-standing exchange of friendship between Seoul and Jeollanam-do is a positive model for deepening friendship between the two cities and developing sports together,' adding, `I hope that through this exchange, Seoul club members will feel the warm affection and culture of Jeollanam-do and have a precious time to become one through sports.'
The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Jeonnam Sports Association plan to establish and expand a continuous exchange and cooperation system through various sports and programs in the future.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
