The demilitarized zone on the banks of the Imjin River in Paju, a scarred remnant of the Korean War.
A special basketball game took place at Camp Greaves, a former U.S. military garrison that is now a symbol of peace.
Three national wheelchair basketball players and a group of able-bodied female university students were united by the sport.
As the national athletes showed off their skills, they drew cheers.
[“Wow!”]
The female college students’ team heated up the court with daring long-range shots.
[“Wow!”]
[Yukyeong Shin, 3rd year, Ewha Womans University: “I think wheelchair basketball is a great event that shows that people with disabilities can participate, and I had a lot of fun.”]
The national athletes also expressed their satisfaction with the event, saying that it was an opportunity to spread the word about accessible sports.
[Kim Sang-yeol/Wheelchair Basketball National Team: “Wheelchair basketball is still not very well known, and I think it was the best thing to have the opportunity to promote it at such a meaningful event. We are training hard to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, so please give us a lot of support.”]
More than 100 non-disabled people, including junior high school students, participated in the event, and through various experiential events, the prejudices against disability were gradually eliminated.
[Kwon Ji-yong, 2nd grade, Banghwa Middle School: “Through sports, 먹튀검증 I came to realize that we are not different, but the same.”]
It was a special event that broke down barriers between people with and without disabilities in a DMZ space that promotes the importance of peace and coexistence.
