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▲ South Korean Para Games delegation, led by Chef de Mission Park Heung-sik (center), poses during the welcome ceremony at the Nagoya Garden Pier Athletes' Village in Japan on the 17th.
The South Korean national Para Games delegation has officially kicked off its schedule for the tournament, beginning with the village entry ceremony for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.
Today (the 17th), the delegation attended the joint entry ceremony at the Nagoya Garden Pier Athletes' Village in Japan alongside delegations from five other countries: Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Cambodia, and Uzbekistan.
The South Korean national flag, the Taegeukgi, was hoisted at the venue, and 14 members of the Korean delegation entered to a warm welcome from the organizing committee.
Chef de Mission Park Heung-sik exchanged gifts with Naoki Matsui, mayor of the athletes' village.
"I would like to thank the organizing committee for warmly welcoming the South Korean delegation," Park said. "As Chef de Mission, I will do my absolute best to support our athletes so that they can reap the rewards of the sweat and hard work they have put in down on the field."
The games will run from tomorrow until the 24th, with South Korea sending a total delegation of 357 people—including 214 athletes, 104 sport officials, and 39 headquarters officials—across 18 sports.
(Photo provided by the Korea Paralympic Committee, Yonhap News)
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