Rolling into History: The Thrilling 1st Jecheon Cup Roller Comprehensive Championship Unfolds

▲ Opening of the 1st Jecheon Cup Roller Championships

[시사일보=전영선 기자] The ‘1st Jecheon Cup Roller Comprehensive Championship’ will be held in Jecheon-si from November 2nd to November 10th.

This competition, which debuts this year, is a national roller sports competition of Jecheon’s unique brand and is co-hosted by Jecheon City and the Korea Roller Sports Federation.

Unlike the previous national roller competitions, where only a single event was held, this competition included △Speed ​​track (Jecheon Roller Sports Stadium) △Speed ​​road (Jecheon Songhak Roller Stadium) △Inline hockey (Jecheon Gymnasium) △Inline freestyle (Oullim Sports Center) △A total of 5 sports will be held, including Artistic (Oullim Sports Center).

In addition, about 830 players are scheduled to visit Jecheon to participate in this tournament, and considering managers, coaches, and officials, the number of visitors is expected to increase significantly, which is expected to help revitalize the local commercial district.

Jecheon Mayor Kim Chang-gyu said, “We are very pleased to be hosting Jecheon City’s unique national roller sports competition. We will prepare for next year’s Asian Roller Championships without a hitch and strive to make the Jecheon Cup become Korea’s representative roller sports competition in the long term. “He said.

Meanwhile, this competition is expected to be a practice stage for the ‘2025 Asian Roller Championships’ to be held in Jecheon next year, and as it is being conducted in consultation with members of the World Skate Asia Federation, it is an important event for the successful hosting of next year’s international competition. It is expected to serve as a stepping stone.