The 107th National Sports Festival, with 29,044 participants... Live online broadcast starting from the 20th

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A total of 29,044 athletes have registered for the '107th National Sports Festival,' hosted by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and organized by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Sports Council, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education.

Among this year's registrants, there are 19,576 athletes (12,435 men and 7,141 women) and 9,468 officials, an increase of 253 compared to last year's total of 28,791.

Registration for the National Sports Festival took place from the 22nd of last month until 3 p.m. on the 13th. Following this, a period for reviewing participant eligibility will be held from the 13th to 3 p.m. on the 27th to ensure fair competition operations.

Meanwhile, the draw for the 107th National Sports Festival will be held at 1:30 p.m. on the 20th in the seminar room on the second floor of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Hall. This year, an automated draw system based on computer programs will be introduced for 28 tournament sports (417 sub-disciplines), and all drawing processes will be broadcast live via the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee's YouTube channel.

This automated draw was introduced to reduce the burden of travel and waiting for officials from provinces, cities, and sports organizations that previously occurred with on-site draws, and to enhance the fairness and transparency of bracket arrangements through random assignment by computer programs. Previously, after gathering opinions from provincial and city sports councils, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee found that a majority favored adopting an online method over the existing offline on-site draw, leading to its application for this year's tournament.

A computer program utilizing a secure random number algorithm will be used for the draw. The program will randomly assign the order of drawn items to minimize human intervention and plan to organize brackets in an objective manner. The drawing process and results will be released simultaneously through on-site screens and live online broadcasts.

In particular, officials from provinces, cities, and sports organizations who find it difficult to attend in person will be able to view the same drawing process in real time, and the draw results will be provided via the 107th National Sports Festival website. The final bracket will also be made public through the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee's website.

This 107th National Sports Festival is being held in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province for the first time since the 95th edition in 2014, 12 years later. Athletes will compete fiercely over seven days across 50 sports at 74 venues inside and outside Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, vying for the honor of their respective provinces and cities.

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