Baseball has this steady position
as the most popular sport in Korea. It has the most loyal fan of all
time. Since 1980, about 60% of people are choosing it as the most current
sport event. Still, they play, chant, and cheer in the stadium for a few other
games. Let's see what those games are, except the KBO League-
Soccer
In Korea, people call it 'chukgu'. The portion 'gu 'means 'ball'. There are many sports name in Korea that contains
'gu' in their name. They play this game with a ball. Hence it is called chunks.
In 2002, South Korea hosted the world cup soccer game.
There are some other sports that they play with balls. For example, baseball- it's called
'page'. Then we have basketball which is known as 'Minggu'. So, from now on,
from Korea, if you come across any word that has 'gu', you will know it
requires a ball to play.
Hiking
This is interesting because hiking itself is a
game in Korea. People usually play games while climbing up a mountain, but
this is a 'game' for them. People call it a 'dungeon' in Korea. 'san'
means mountains, and 'dung' means climbing up.
Well, it is more of a light sport and has the
most popularity as a light sport. People decide to go hiking a lot.
And, at the weekends, they don't miss it! Moreover, Korea has some great
mountain views, and you will find the mountain easily somewhere near you. That's why people like this sport so much.
Basketball
This is most popular among high school kids.
We already mentioned earlier it is called 'Minggu'. All the school in Korea has spacious basketball court. Regarding baseball, kids play it more because
getting a field seems less feasible than getting a court for basketball. It is a go-to sport for the kids if they want to play something
outside.
Korean Wrestling
This is their traditional game, and it is
called 'ssireum'. It is a lot like sumo, that's played in Japan. But,
they have certain variations in terms of rules. Whenever you turn on the TV, you probably catch an ongoing tournament
somewhere. It is happening in the country quite often. It is happening in the country quite often.
Martial Art
This is another traditional game in Korea.
It's a martial art game that was initially developed in Korea. The name was
coined by Choi Hong Hi. There's a controversy regarding coining the term. The
International Taekwon-Do federation says it was coined by Choi, but the World
Taekwondo Federation claims it was instead a group effort of nine original nine Kwans
to come up with this name.
This game requires a mat of 10m square. There
are some fixed areas where the players can hit. Get 1
point when you strike in the body and 2 points when you kick in the
face. You won by kicking and blowing on your opposition's authorised body parts as often as possible. You won by kicking and blowing on your opposition's allowed body parts as many times as possible.
Jokgu
This game is played at junior, amateur, and professional levels and between 2 teams of 4 players. This game is played in youth, amateur, and professional groups and between 2 groups of 4 players. It is fundamentally a mix of football and
volleyball. It is also similar to football tennis, another Korean game. Sounds quite interesting. Korean militaries made this game up
initially for leisure time. As time passed, it gained popularity
throughout the country.
The ball that is used in this game is 20cm in
diameter. It's slightly smaller than the ball used to play volleyball. The
court for this game needs to be 16 m/7 m in proportion and 1.1m in height. By the
by, the size is mainly similar to the tennis game.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, the popular sports in
Korea, there are mainly baseball, basketball, and soccer. You can visit this
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