Sharing medical support outcomes from the Asian Games
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee announced Monday that it held its 2026 Sports Medicine Seminar over two days, from Friday to Saturday, at the Belforet Resort in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province.
The seminar was organized to share outcomes from medical support operations at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and to discuss ways to strengthen the medical support framework for national team athletes at future international competitions.
About 150 people attended, including National Athletes Village Director Kim Taek-su and Korea Institute of Sport Science President Park Sang-hyun, along with national team coaches, dedicated support staff and full-time directors. Robin Mitchell, chair of the International Olympic Committee's Medical and Scientific Commission, and National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Chair Lee Jae-jung delivered congratulatory video messages.
Nine lectures were presented across the two days. The first day covered medical support outcomes from the Asian Games medical center, physiotherapy support at venues spread across multiple host cities, injury prevention practices from the archery national team, and sports science support results. The second day focused on methods for assessing training load and the medical center's return-to-competition program for injured athletes.
"The core purpose of this seminar is to share information between the National Athletes Village Medical Center and coaches across different sports," Kim said. "Through ongoing exchange, we aim to generate real synergy in improving the performance of our national team athletes."
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