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South Korea is one of the major sporting nations in Asia, popular for its successful
participation in most games at the international level. Some of the popular games
in South Korea include both traditional as well as those acquired from other countries.
Important traditional sport in Jeju is hunting and martial arts, while football
and Badminton are the foreign acquired ones. With the popularity of sports there
has been a development of many sport venues, some major ones situated in Jeju.
The sport venues in Jeju are not only popular for hosting games but also as popular
tourist attractions.
The Jeju World Cup Stadium is one of the most popular sport venues in Jeju,
South Korea, known for its state-of-the-art design and facilities. It is famous
internationally as well for hosting several football matches during the 2002
FIFA World Cup. With a seating capacity for more than 40,000 people this multipurpose
sports venue in Jeju also offers facilities for artificial rock climbing and
bungee jumping, restaurants, conference centers and open air theatres. The Jeju
Racecourse is another such Jeju sports venue, being built with a good mind to
protect the ponies' native to Jeju Island, a National Monument number 347, by
the Korea Racing Association. This is one of the famous sport venues in Jeju,
open all round the year not only to host races, but for other facilities as
well like, excursions, picnic parties, and exercises.
Hunting being one of the traditional sports in Jeju, there are some hunting
grounds in Jeju which are considered as major sporting venues in Jeju. Daeyu
Hunting Grounds, Jeju is a major one known especially for Pheasant hunting all
round the year. Daeyu Hunting Grounds is an ideal place to spend a relaxing
holiday, more so for the adventure sports enthusiasts where tourists can actually
enjoy real hunting. Beginners can go hunting here even without a license and
learn hunting here anytime of the year. The other hunting ground is Gojeong
Hunting Grounds, Jeju which is one of the popular sport venues in Jeju. It remains
as the only fixed hunting ground in South Korea. This Jeju sports venue opens
from the 1st of November till the end of February of the following year.
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