austraLasia #2351
Eight Day Basketball
Tournament in Kwangju draws large crowd
KWANGJU: 5th Feb. 2009 -- On 1st February, the Don Bosco
Basketball Tournament officially opened at Kwangju Salesian High School
for the 44th time. The tournament event first began 22 years ago
(1987), and has become one of the biggest events in the life of youth
in Kwangju. It runs twice a year - one in summer, the other in winter
and offers the young people of Kwangju a chance to experience
friendship and engage in relaxing, healthy activity. This year 88 teams
are participating with a total of 650 young people divided into a
Middle School Savio and a High School Bosco group. The tournament runs
for eight days.
The Tournament Preparation Committee is headed up by
the Rector of the Kwangju Formation House, Fr Paul Myeong-Ok Na.
he is assisted by the temporary professed Brothers in philosophy, along
with the pre-novices. The referees are lay volunteers and some
Brothers, all with professional basketball referee certification.
Each team consists of friends or classmates and
their parents are their supporting them, so the courts become a hotbed
of screaming, cheering (and sometimes crying) fans. Most participants
are not Catholic, but the tournament is seen as a pastoral opportunity,
so various pastoral initiatives are on offer to introduce young people
to Catholicism and to Don Bosco.
The local media have highly praised this Salesian
contribution to the youth of Kwangju.
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Title: australasia 2351
Subject and key words: EAO Provinces KOR Basketball Tournament
Date (year): 2009
ID: 2000-2099|2351
