Korean National Sports Festival
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The Korean National Sports Festival is an annual sports competition held in South Korea
.
For a full week each October, about 20,000 athletes representing 16 cities and provinces throughout the country compete in about 40 separate sports. The site rotates among the major cities, including Seoul
, Busan
, Daegu
, Gwangju
and Incheon
. The 2005 festival was held in Ulsan
. The 2009 festival will be held in Daejeon
.
Competitions are held in High School, College, and Regular Divisions.
held a multi-sport competition in 1925, but the Korean Sports Festival first became a national multi-sport competition in 1934, with baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field, and basketball.
In 1938, the Korean Sports Festival was forcibly dissolved by the colonial government. The festival, numbered 26th, resumed upon the 1945 liberation of Korea. With the establishment of South Korea
in 1948, the event was renamed the "National Sports Festival," and individual competition was changed to competition among cities and provinces. The festival was cancelled in 1951, during the Korean War
.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
For a full week each October, about 20,000 athletes representing 16 cities and provinces throughout the country compete in about 40 separate sports. The site rotates among the major cities, including Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, Daegu
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
, Gwangju
Gwangju
Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...
and Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
. The 2005 festival was held in Ulsan
Ulsan
Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the...
. The 2009 festival will be held in Daejeon
Daejeon
Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...
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Competitions are held in High School, College, and Regular Divisions.
History
The current annual numbering originates from the 1920 All-Korea Baseball Series and the formation of the Korean Sports Festival (조선체육회). The Japanese colonial governmentKorea under Japanese rule
Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....
held a multi-sport competition in 1925, but the Korean Sports Festival first became a national multi-sport competition in 1934, with baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field, and basketball.
In 1938, the Korean Sports Festival was forcibly dissolved by the colonial government. The festival, numbered 26th, resumed upon the 1945 liberation of Korea. With the establishment of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in 1948, the event was renamed the "National Sports Festival," and individual competition was changed to competition among cities and provinces. The festival was cancelled in 1951, during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
.
List of Korean National Sports Festival
| Games | Year | Host | Dates | Competitors | Sports | Events | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | |||||||
| 1 | 1920 | No Fixed Venue | |1 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 1921 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 3 | 1922 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 4 | 1923 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 5 | 1924 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 6 | 1925 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 7 | 1926 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 8 | 1927 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 9 | 1928 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 10 | 1929 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 11 | 1930 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 12 | 1931 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 13 | 1932 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 14 | 1933 | No Fixed Venue | | | ||||||
| 15 | 1934 | Gyeongseong | November 2-5 | | | |||||
| 16 | 1935 | Gyeongseong | October 22-26 | | | |||||
| 17 | 1936 | Gyeongseong | September | | | |||||
| 18 | 1937 | Gyeongseong | September | | | |||||
| 19-25 | 1938-1944 | Discontinued | |||||||
| 26 | 1945 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 27-30 | | | |||||
| 27 | 1946 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 16-20 | | | |||||
| 28 | 1947 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 13-19 | | | |||||
| 29 | 1948 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 20-26 | | | |||||
| 30 | 1949 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 15-23 | | | |||||
| 31 | 1950 | Not held due to Korean War Korean War The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union... |
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| 32 | 1951 | Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister... |
October 27-31 | | | |||||
| 33 | 1952 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 18-24 | | | |||||
| 34 | 1953 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 17-22 | | | |||||
| 35 | 1954 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 19-25 | | | |||||
| 36 | 1955 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 15-22 | | | |||||
| 37 | 1956 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 3-9 | | | |||||
| 38 | 1957 | Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... |
October 18-24 | | | |||||
| 39 | 1958 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 3-9 | | | |||||
| 40 | 1959 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 3-9 | | | |||||
| 41 | 1960 | Daejeon Daejeon Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the... |
October 10-16 | | | |||||
| 42 | 1961 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 11-15 | | | |||||
| 43 | 1962 | Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... |
October 24-29 | | | |||||
| 44 | 1963 | Jeonju Jeonju Jeonju is a city in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.- History :... |
October 4-9 | | | |||||
| 45 | 1964 | Gyeonggi | September 3-8 | | | |||||
| 46 | 1965 | Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister... |
October 5-10 | | | |||||
| 47 | 1966 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 10-15 | | | |||||
| 48 | 1967 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 5-10 | | | |||||
| 49 | 1968 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
September 12-17 | | | |||||
| 50 | 1969 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 28-November 2 | | | |||||
| 51 | 1970 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 6-11 | | | |||||
| 52 | 1971 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 8-13 | | | |||||
| 53 | 1972 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 6-11 | | | |||||
| 54 | 1973 | Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... |
October 12-17 | | | |||||
| 55 | 1974 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 8-13 | | | |||||
| 56 | 1975 | Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... |
October 7-12 | | | |||||
| 57 | 1976 | Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... |
October 12-17 | | | |||||
| 58 | 1977 | Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister... |
October 10-15 | | | |||||
| 59 | 1978 | Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City... |
October 12-17 | | | |||||
| 60 | 1979 | Chungnam | October 12-17 | | | |||||
| 61 | 1980 | Jeonbuk | October 8-13 | | | |||||
| 62 | 1981 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
October 10-15 | | | |||||
| 63 | 1982 | Gyeongnam | October 14-19 | | | |||||
| 64 | 1983 | Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City... |
October 6-11 | | | |||||
| 65 | 1984 | Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... |
October 11-16 | | | |||||
| 66 | 1985 | Gangwon Gangwon Gangwon or Kangwon may refer to:* Gangwon , the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty province* Gangwon-do , province of South Korea* Kangwon-do , province of North Korea* Gangwon FC... |
October 10-15 | | | |||||
| 67 | 1986 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , Gyeonggi, Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... |
June 20-25 | | | |||||
| 68 | 1987 | Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister... |
October 13-18 | | | |||||
| 69 | 1988 | No Fixed Venue | May 9-22 | | | |||||
| 70 | 1989 | Gyeonggi | September 26-October 1 | | | |||||
| 71 | 1990 | Chungbuk | October 15-21 | | | |||||
| 72 | 1991 | Jeonbuk | October 7-13 | | | |||||
| 73 | 1992 | Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... |
October 10-16 | | | |||||
| 74 | 1993 | Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister... |
October 11-17 | | | |||||
| 75 | 1994 | Daejeon Daejeon Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the... |
October 27-November 2 | | | |||||
| 76 | 1995 | Gyeongbuk | October 2-8 | | | |||||
| 77 | 1996 | Gangwon Gangwon Gangwon or Kangwon may refer to:* Gangwon , the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty province* Gangwon-do , province of South Korea* Kangwon-do , province of North Korea* Gangwon FC... |
October 7-13 | | | |||||
| 78 | 1997 | Gyeongnam | October 8-14 | | | |||||
| 79 | 1998 | Jeju Jeju Jeju may refer to:*Jeju-do, a province of South Korea** Jeju-do, the main island of Jeju-do**Jeju City, the biggest city on Jeju-do and capital of Jeju-do**Jeju dog, a dog native to Jeju-do... |
September 25-October 1 | | | |||||
| 80 | 1999 | Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City... |
October 11-17 | | | |||||
| 81 | 2000 | Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... |
October 12-18 | | | |||||
| 82 | 2001 | Chungnam | October 10-16 | | | |||||
| 83 | 2002 | Jeju Jeju Jeju may refer to:*Jeju-do, a province of South Korea** Jeju-do, the main island of Jeju-do**Jeju City, the biggest city on Jeju-do and capital of Jeju-do**Jeju dog, a dog native to Jeju-do... |
November 9-15 | | | |||||
| 84 | 2003 | Jeonbuk | October 10-16 | | | |||||
| 85 | 2004 | Chungbuk | October 8-14 | | | |||||
| 86 | 2005 | Ulsan Ulsan Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the... |
October 14-20 | | | |||||
| 87 | 2006 | Gyeongbuk | October 17-23 | | | |||||
| 88 | 2007 | Gwangju Gwangju Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister... |
October 8-14 | | | |||||
| 89 | 2008 | Jeonnam | October 10-16 | | | |||||
| 90 | 2009 | Daejeon Daejeon Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the... |
October 20-26 | | | |||||
| 91 | 2010 | Gyeongnam | October 6-12 | | | |||||
Other national sports events
Related annual national sports events include:- The Children's National Sports Festival
- The National Winter Sports Festival
- The National Sports Festival for the Handicapped
External links
- Ministry of Culture & Tourism
- Summary of Previous Festivals (in Korean)
- History of the Festival (in Korean)