The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 22nd that it has selected 20 international competitions to be held in 12 local governments across the country next year as targets of support.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism explained that as a result of an open call for support projects for international competitions held by local governments in 2024, 13 cities and provinces applied for 33 competitions, and that 20 competitions were selected for support through regional arrangements considering the purpose, status, and regional ripple effects of the competition. did.
The local government-hosted international competition support project is a project in which the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism selects competitive and excellent competitions among the international competitions held in local governments across the country starting in 2019 and supports competition operating costs with less than KRW 2 billion. Next year’s budget is KRW 6 billion, an increase of KRW 1 billion from last year. am.Competitions sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism include the 2024 Seoul Marathon, 2025 Cheongsong Ice Climbing World Cup, 2024 Tongyeong World Triathlon Cup, 2024 Busan Open International Men’s Challenger Tour Tennis, 스포츠토토존 and 2024 Gwangju Open International Men’s Challenger Tennis.