KBO Cancels Professional Baseball Games in Jamsil and Gwangju Due to Heatwave

Extreme Heat Warnings Issued for Seoul and Gwangju by Meteorological Administration

KBO Announces Game Cancellation Decision at 12:45 p.m.

The professional baseball games between NC Dinos and Doosan Bears (at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul), and kt wiz and KIA Tigers (at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field) were canceled due to the heatwave.

The scene at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the 4th when the professional baseball KBO League game between NC Dinos and Doosan Bears was canceled due to extreme heat. Photo by Yonhap News

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on August 4 that the games scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in Jamsil and Gwangju would be canceled. As the Korea Meteorological Administration issued an extreme heat warning for both Seoul and Gwangju, the KBO Secretariat decided to cancel the games at 12:45 p.m. in accordance with its detailed operational guidelines for each level of heatwave alert.

The professional baseball games at Jamsil and Gwangju were canceled due to the heatwave. Yonhap News

The KBO's regulations stipulate that when an extreme heat warning is issued—triggered when the maximum perceived temperature for the day is expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius or higher, or the maximum actual temperature is forecast to be 39 degrees Celsius or higher—a decision to cancel the games may be made before 1:00 p.m. on the day of the game. The KBO also stated that if an extreme heat warning is in effect, the safety of the players and officials will be the top priority and the games will be canceled accordingly.

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