- Seven people including the coach and athletes to undertake onsite training in Incheon for two weeks (August 8 - August 22) -


○ OCA-Incheon Vision 2014 Program is inviting its third guest this year. The program is a legacy from Asian Games Incheon 2014, aimed at supporting the underdogs of Asian countries in sports.


○ Incheon Metropolitan City (Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok) announced that seven people from the Philippines soft tennis delegation team will undertake invitational training in Incheon for two weeks from August 8 to August 22. Incheon Sports Council’s soft tennis team coach Park Mun-kyu will be the training partner for this delegation.


○ During their training in Incheon, the athletes from the Philippines soft tennis delegation will go through tailored, advanced training system of Incheon. In addition, they will participate in various programs including cultural experience and ability improvement program.


○ Coach Park Mun-kyu said, “Vision 2014 Program is a good opportunity for the promising Asian athletes to experience Korea’s advanced training system. It will surely be an opportunity to motivate athletes from both Philippines and Korea and to promote their performance.”


○ Soft tennis is originated from tennis; unlike tennis which uses hard yellow ball (hard type ball), soft tennis uses soft rubber ball (soft type ball). It is an official Asian Game sports.


○ Meanwhile, Incheon Metropolitan City is taking an exemplary role in Asian sports diplomacy by continuing the sublime value of Vision 2014 Program even after the Asian Games Incheon 2014. The city will constantly put its utmost in carrying on the initiatives for supporting the underdog nations through onsite training in the latter half of 2017 with plans to invite Vietnam - Taekwondo team - and Mongol - wrestling team - in October.