Students strive for future sports careers at Seoul talent festival

Students gathered at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul for the '2026 Seoul Future Sports Talent Festival' on November 11. The event brought together 1,600 students from sports high schools and general high schools with sports tracks.

Participants experienced mock practical exams for sports-related university admissions, received mentoring from university students, and tried out various physical fitness activities. Before the mock exams, students stretched and warmed up in the gymnasium parking lot, listening to instructors explain techniques for the 10-meter shuttle run.

Students underwent mock assessments for back strength, the 10-meter shuttle run, and medicine ball throws. They then reviewed their scores and discussed feedback with peers. At booths representing over ten university sports departments, current university students offered realistic admissions advice, asking about mock exam scores and providing guidance. Some male students also sought advice from mentors at booths for Sungshin Women's University and Ewha Womans University.

Some students, wearing casts on their arms or legs from training injuries, watched their friends from chairs. Others wore ankle or knee braces, or had their joints taped. The event offered a glimpse into the determined steps students are taking toward successful university admissions.