Yonhap hosts annual badminton tournament for multicultural families

An annual badminton tournament for multicultural families, hosted by Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, was held Saturday to strengthen ties and facilitate communication among the families through the sport. The 2024 National Multicultural Family Badminton Tournament took place at Goyang Gym in the city of Goyang, just north of Seoul, involving some 450 players and their families across the country. This year's tournament was also co-hosted with the Goyang City Sports Council. Participants in the 2024 National Multicultural Family Badminton Tournament pose for a photo at Goyang Gym in the city of Goyang, just north of Seoul, on Aug. 24, 2024. (Yonhap) Participants in the 2024 National Multicultural Family Badminton Tournament pose for a photo at Goyang Gym in the city of Goyang, just north of Seoul, on Aug. 24, 2024. (Yonhap) The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Goyang city government, the Korean Institute for Healthy Family and Yonhap News TV sponsored the event. Yonhap has host ed the event since 2010 to promote harmony among families of diverse national and cultural backgrounds in an increasingly diversifying society. "Yonhap News Agency will adhere to its role as the country's leading news agency by helping multicultural families, which have a pivotal role in society, lead a happy and healthy life," Seong Ghi-hong, CEO and president of Yonhap News Agency, said in his congratulatory speech. Gender Equality Vice Minister Shin Young-sook said in a welcoming speech that society needs to pay attention to those who came from various countries, and the government will set up various policies to help multicultural families grow and live in a harmonious society. Source: Yonhap News Agency