Deputy Minister Kim Dae-hyeon visits Asian Para Games, reviews support for teams staying at multiple locations

[Financial News] Kim Dae-hyeon, Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will visit the “2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games” to cheer on the Korean team and review support, including medical care and meals. He will also meet and engage with figures from the Asian para-sports community.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 20th, Deputy Minister Kim will visit venues across Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and the KPC support team's headquarters from the 20th through the 22nd.
The Games opened on the 18th and will run through the 24th. This is the fifth Asian Para Games. Unlike previous editions, all 18 sports on the program are official Paralympic sports.
Starting with track and field on the 20th, Deputy Minister Kim plans to watch and cheer on Korean athletes competing on the 21st in swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and wheelchair fencing.
On the 22nd, he will review operations at the situation room at the support team's headquarters in Nagoya and encourage the support staff. For these Games, the athletes' accommodations are spread across the athletes' village and 17 hotels. Accordingly, the support team has opted to go directly to where the athletes are rather than provide support centered on a central hub.
The support team has set up medical rooms in six regions, with medical staff visiting accommodations and venues to provide services such as physical therapy. It has also assigned two officials to each sport to help manage the team, and provides meals according to the team's location and circumstances.
Deputy Minister Kim will also attend “Asian Night” on the evening of the 20th, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the KPC. The event is officially sponsored by the Asian Paralympic Committee (AsPC) and the BDH Foundation. Around 150 people from Korea and abroad are expected to attend, including the president of the AsPC, an executive board member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and presidents of national Paralympic committees from across Asia.
At the event, the KPC and the BDH Foundation will sign a sponsorship agreement to support the development of sports for people with disabilities in 12 Asian countries.
“The very challenge our athletes take on as they push beyond their limits is the greatest inspiration,” Deputy Minister Kim said. “The government will stay by the team’s side until the very end so that the sweat they shed in Nagoya leads to valuable results.”

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