The Korea national para team competing at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics will hold a send-off ceremony.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will hold the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics send-off ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 22nd at Olympia Hall in the Seoul Olympic Parktel.
The Deaflympics is an Olympic-level international competition for people with hearing disabilities organized by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD). The summer games began in 1924 and the winter games in 1949, and they are held every four years.
About 250 people, including athletes and coaches, executives and staff of the Korea Deaf Sports Federation, and officials from the Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC), will attend the ceremony. The event will include an opening address, words of encouragement, congratulatory remarks, an introduction of the delegation, a team send-off message, the presentation of the team flag, and a celebratory performance.
The 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from the 15th to the 26th of next month, featuring competitions in 21 sports.
This event in particular marks the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics. Korea will field its largest-ever delegation of 174 people (94 athletes, 43 competition officials, and 37 headquarters officials). Athletes will compete against competitors from around the world in 12 sports, including athletics, judo, shooting, and tennis.
Vice Minister Kim Dae-hyun said, "I hope our athletes' sweat and effort over the years will bear good fruit at this meaningful event marking the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics," adding, "The ministry will continue its support so that the athletes can compete safely and fully demonstrate the skills they have honed."