Korea National Training Center

Korea National Tranining Center
Hangul 태릉선수촌
Hanja 泰陵選手村
Revised Romanization Taeneung seonsuchon
McCune–Reischauer T‘aenŭng sŏnsuchon

Korea National Training Center, also known as the Taeneung Training Center, located in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, in the northeast part of Seoul, is the only national athletic training center of South Korea.[1]

Since its establishment on 30 June 1966 by the Korea Sports Council (대한체육회 大韓體育會), Taeneung Training Center has been the home of Korean sports activities. It consists of 24 buildings, including training facilities, gymnasiums and dormitories in an area of 100,000 square metres (25 acres). The training facilities accommodate 20 different sport events such as athletics, gymnastics, archery, taekwondo, wrestling, swimming, and others.[2]

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Coordinates: 37°38′07″N 127°06′16″E / 37.635250°N 127.104565°E / 37.635250; 127.104565

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