Culture Ministry Vice Minister Kim Dae-hyun Visits Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games Venues

Cheer on the team and check on support for athletes
Expand cooperation in para sports across Asia

Kim Dae-hyun, Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will visit the venues of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Vice Minister Kim will visit the venues from October 20 to 22 to cheer on Korea's national para-athlete team and check on the support being provided to the athletes.

On October 20, Vice Minister Kim plans to visit the athletics venue. On October 21, he plans to visit the venues for swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and wheelchair fencing.

Kim Daehyun, Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

On the evening of October 20, he will attend "Asian Night," an event held jointly with the Korean Paralympic Committee. He will meet with para-sports officials from across Asia and strengthen the foundations for cooperation in para sports between Korea and other Asian countries.

"Asian Night" is an exchange event held on the occasion of the Asian Para Games, at which Korea invites figures from the Asian para-sports community to gather in one place. The Asian Paralympic Committee (AsPC) and the BDH Foundation are official sponsors. Around 150 people from Korea and abroad are expected to attend, including the president of the Asian Paralympic Committee, executive committee members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), presidents of national Paralympic committees across Asia, and representatives of international sports federations and the event's organizing committee.

That day, the Korean Paralympic Committee and the BDH Foundation will also sign a sponsorship agreement to support the development of para sports in 12 Asian countries. Through the agreement, they plan to raise Korea's profile on the international para-sports stage and expand its role as a partner in developing para sports across Asia.

On October 22, Vice Minister Kim will visit the headquarters of the Korean Paralympic Committee's support team in Nagoya, check on the operations of its situation room and encourage the support staff.

Vice Minister Kim Dae-hyun said, "The very determination of our athletes to push beyond their limits is the greatest inspiration." He added, "The government will stay by the team's side until the end, so that the sweat they shed in Nagoya leads to valuable results."

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