Jecheon City Mayor Kim Chang-kyu expressed regret that the city’s bid to host the gymnastics event at the 2027 World University Games Chungcheongbuk-do (Summer U Games) was rejected, saying, “It’s not just a loss for Jecheon, it’s a loss for northern Chungcheongbuk-do.””The Chungbuk Provincial Government decided to go against the wishes of Jecheon City by holding the Summer U Games gymnastics competition in Cheongju rather than re-discussing the allocation of the (gymnastics) venue,” Mayor Kim said at a press conference on the same day.”It is reasonable that the allocation of gymnastics competitions and the construction of gymnastics venues should be carried out in areas where the base can be expanded and the gymnastics venues can be used after the competition,” he said. “Jecheon City once again strongly requests that the Summer U Gymnastics Competition be held in Jecheon and that the venue be built in Jecheon for the development of local gymnastics.”Earlier, Chungbuk province had virtually finalised plans to build a gymnastics stadium in Seoksodong, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, for gymnastics events at the Summer Universiade.The news has sparked fierce opposition in the Jecheon community.In particular, they accused the governor of a clear “Jecheon bias,” recalling that he had visited Jecheon in May for a briefing on the provincial government and said, “There is still a lot of time left, so we will see if it can be adjusted.The Jecheon Sports Association plans to hold a protest rally in front of the Chungbuk Provincial Office on the 18th with 400 안전놀이터 members and citizens in attendance.