Icheon to Host โขNational Badminton Tournament โคAlongsideโฃ Rice Culture Festival
Icheon, South Korea – The 14th โขKing’s Table Icheon Rice Cup National Badmintonโค Competition isโข set to โฃtake place October 25-26 at the Icheon Bubal Sports Complex (Daekyoโค stadium) and Icheon Badminton Stadium. The annual event, one of the largest badminton โฃtournaments in the country,โ will coincide โฃwith the Icheon Rice Culture Festival, โoffering participants a unique blend โof athletic competition and local cultural โขexperience.
Co-hosted by the Gyeongin Ilbo newspaper โขandโข the โIcheon Badminton association, withโข sponsorship from the Icheon City government and Icheon Cityโข Sports Association,โ the competition anticipates approximately โฃ1,800 โplayers across 900 teams. Registration is โคopen on a frist-come, first-served basis, categorized by age and gender, and closes september 19. Theโข tournament welcomes bothโ nationwide participants in their 20s and 60s, as wellโ as regional groups affiliated with theโข Icheonโฃ city Association.
This year, โคthe Sibaeโ Deminon Association will provide all participants with a complimentary Icheon rice lunch โand a 3kg souvenir bag of Icheon rice, promoting both health โฃand recognition for the region’sโค renowned riceโ culture.”We expect that the โขnation’s best athletes will be able to show their skills,” stated Nam Ki-hwan, Chairman of the Icheon Badminton Association.Interested players can register through the National Badminton Contest website (http://www.badmintongame.co.kr) or the ‘Up’ mobile application.