For four days from the 19th to the 22nd, sports and culture and arts come together in harmony in Miryang.
Miryang Mayor Ahn Byeong-gu is giving a closing speech at the closing ceremony of the 63rd Gyeongnam Province Sports Festival on the 22nd. Provided by Miryang City
Miryang City (Mayor Ahn Byeong-gu) announced that the 63rd Gyeongsangnam-do Province Sports Festival, which opened splendidly at Miryang Sports Complex on the 19th, ended its long journey with the closing ceremony held at Miryang Sports Center on the 22nd.
This competition, which was held as a feast of various cultures and arts along with the heat of sports, had 36 events, the largest ever, with 11,873 participants, and 5 new events, including horseback riding and triathlon, were introduced.
Miryang City raised its status as a badminton mecca by winning the overall badminton championship, and achieved excellent results by winning the general division and runner-up in the high school division in the baseball event held at the sports park that opened last January.
In addition to the players’ passionate matches, this tournament, which had more things to see than ever before, blossomed with a cultural heritage night tour held near the Miryang River and Yeongnamru.
The ‘Eungcheon Arirang’ and ‘Eohwa Lantern Fireworks’ held on the Miryang River with Yeongnamru in the background, and the ‘Eohwa Lantern Fireworks’ that reproduce the lanterns of fishing boats that used to light up the old Miryang River (Eungcheon River), as well as various experience programs around the government office, are a great place to visit. Despite the weather, it attracted citizens and visitors.
The hosting of the cultural heritage night tour in connection with the Provincial Sports Festival served as an opportunity for Miryang to leap forward as a representative sports, culture, arts, and tourist attraction in Gyeongnam, and local restaurants and lodging establishments flourished with many visitors coming to Miryang to participate in the competition.
Mayor An Byeong-gu of Miryang said, “I hope that the 63rd Gyeongsangnam-do Citizens’ Sports Festival will be an unforgettable memory for both citizens and visitors as a sports culture festival that combines sports, culture, and arts, and I would like to thank everyone for their hard work during the competition.”