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South Korea opens its first national sports museum in Seoul
South Korea opened its first national sports museum in Seoul on Thursday.
The museum is at Olympic Park and was built by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.
Its collection includes about 70,000 items tracing the country's athletic history.
Visitors can see the 1947 Boston Marathon gold medal won by Suh Yun-bok, as well as items linked to football pioneer Kim Yong-sik and Olympic champion Yang Jung-mo.
The displays also include the torch and ceremony hoop from the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
The museum aims to preserve Korea's sporting heritage and share it with the public and future generations.
South Korea opened its first national museum dedicated to sports in Seoul on Thursday.
The National Sports Museum of Korea houses about 70,000 items tracing the country’s athletic history.
Its collection includes a 1947 Boston Marathon gold medal and objects from the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
The museum was built to exhibit Korean sporting history and collect and preserve sports heritage.
About 150 people attended the opening ceremony.
- Who
- The National Sports Museum of Korea opened, with about 150 people attending its opening ceremony.
- What
- South Korea opened its first national museum dedicated to sports.
- When
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026.
- Where
- Olympic Park in southern Seoul.
- Why
- To exhibit Korean sporting history and systematically collect and preserve sports heritage from home and abroad.
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- Collection
- About 70,000 items
- Location
- Olympic Park, southern Seoul
- Building
- Six stories with two basement floors
- Opening ceremony attendance
- About 150 people
- Notable artifact
- Suh Yun-bok’s gold medal from the 1947 Boston Marathon
What people are saying
The history of South Korean sports is not only the records set by athletes, but also the memories of all citizens who cheered and celebrated those moments.