Korean Sports Council to Hold Special Exhibition for 60th Anniversary of Taereung Athletes' Village

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The Korean Sports Council has prepared a special event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the opening of Taereung Athletes' Village.

On the 29th, the Korean Sports Council announced, "To mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of Taereung Athletes' Village, we plan to operate a special exhibition and a docent program that will allow the public to reflect together on the history of Taereung Athletes' Village and the spirit of challenge of national team athletes."

This event was held to re-examine the significance of Taereung Athletes' Village, which has been part of the history of the development of sports in the Republic of Korea, and to share the value of the passion and efforts of national team athletes with the public.

Taereung Athletes' Village, which opened on June 30, 1966, is the Republic of Korea's first comprehensive training facility for national team athletes and a symbolic space that has nurtured countless national team athletes and led the development of elite sports in the Republic of Korea. The term "Taereung-in," meaning a national team athlete, is widely used, reflecting its central role in sports in the Republic of Korea.

Although the national team training function was later moved to Jincheon National Athletes' Village, Taereung Athletes' Village is recognized for its historical and cultural value as a modern and contemporary sports facility in the Republic of Korea and as the birthplace of national team athlete development. Currently, efforts are underway to register major facilities such as Wolgye-gwan, Seungri-gwan, Champion House, and the athletic field as national registered cultural assets.

The Korean Sports Museum of the Korean Sports Council will hold a special exhibition starting July 27 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the opening of Taereung Athletes' Village and will operate a docent program. The exhibition will highlight the construction process of Taereung Athletes' Village, the training of national team athletes after its opening, and the development process of sports in the Republic of Korea. In particular, it will introduce the challenges and passion of national team athletes heading toward the Bangkok Asian Games, the first international multi-sport event after the village's opening, through various materials. Additionally, the Korean Sports Museum will operate a docent program linking the special exhibition with visits to Taereung Athletes' Village during the summer vacation period, designed to allow direct experience of the scene of the history of sports in the Republic of Korea. The docent program will be operated on a reservation basis, once per day, on weekdays (excluding public holidays) from July 27 to August 28, and reservations can be made by phone at the Korean Sports Museum.

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