Reporter Moon Seong-dae = The 20th National Winter Sports Festival for the Disabled (hereinafter referred to as the Winter Sports Festival for the Disabled) sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Park Bo-gyun), hosted by the Korean Disabled Sports Association (Chairman Jeong Jin-wan), and organized by sports organizations for each event. ‘ will be held in Gangwon-do from the 10th to the 13th.

The event, which will be held normally for the first time in four years since the outbreak of COVID-19, attracted 1,025 participants (475 athletes, executives), the largest ever, in seven events: alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ice hockey, curling, and short track speed skating. · A team of 550 people) will participate and compete fiercely.

The opening ceremony will be held at 4:00 pm on the 10th at the Grand Ballroom of Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang.

In preparation for the 2026 Milan Winter Paralympic Games, new curling wheelchair duo competitions and alpine skiing super-giant events have been established to discover athletes. 메이저놀이터

The Winter Sports Festival for the Disabled, which started its first event in 2004 and celebrated its 20th this year, has taken the lead in expanding the base of domestic sports for the disabled and improving awareness of disabilities along with the Summer Sports Festival for the Disabled.

In particular, in this event, in line with the 2026 Milan Winter Paralympic Games, a two-person curling wheelchair competition and an alpine skiing super-Ground event will be newly established to discover players and improve their skills.

Snow games are held in Pyeongchang-gun and Hoengseong-gun, while ice games are held in Gangneung and Chuncheon.

All games in each event are free to attend. Detailed information such as the game schedule and venue location can be found on the official website of the Para Games (http://winter.koreanpc.kr/), and related stories and news can be found on the official blog (http://blog.naver.com/kosad_blog). ) can also be found.

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