Sports in Seoul

The Korean Republic or specifically the largest city in South Korea is famous for hosting a number of major events. The sports in Seoul got its prominence from the 1986 Asian games and 1988 summer Olympics. The standards of the sports in Seoul rose extremely when it hosted the Fifa World Cup Football in 2002(football in Seoul) along with Japan. This was the first time in the history of World Cup football that two countries together hosted the event. This was also the first time when an Asian country got the privilege to host the World cup football.

The sports activities are so popular in Seoul that the Metropolitan government has decided to organize a lot of events in 2007. This will attract a lot of tourists in the city and raise a lot of revenue. The principal event that will be held is tightrope walking event across the Hangang (River). According to the metropolitan government the standard of the sports in Seoul would rise considerably. The quality and standard of the various sports in Seoul would rise significantly when the 2007 Seoul Marathon would be held in March. Further more the city has also planned to host the world class beach volleyball tournament in May.

The city has already planned to host the 2008 Seoul Women's football international tournament, World Triathlon in 2008 and the FINA World Cup of Open Water Swimming in 2009. The sports in Seoul is raising its standards day by day by participating in various events internationally.

The major sports in Seoul are

- Football
- Badminton
- Squash in Seoul
- Golf

Football took a major place when it hosted the Fifa world Cup 2002(football in Seoul). Both the opening ceremony and the opening soccer match of the event took place in Seoul's World Cup Stadium.

Seoul takes active participation in the outdoor games. It has got 2 major golf courses
(Golf in Seoul) in the city and there are almost 46 more surrounding it.

The Seoul Club actively organizes events which relates to various sports in Seoul.
The Club organizes pre season squash leagues, weekly squash socials, junior squash tournaments and several major events related to squash. (Squash in Seoul).

Seoul organizes the Korean open, one of the major events in Badminton.
(Badminton in Seoul).Top badminton players all over the world gather in Seoul to take part in this event.

Hiking, biking, skiing, fishing, hunting, martial arts, rafting, climbing and boating are few other prevalent sports in Seoul.

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