12 medals already won…Jeju National Sports Festival schedule: opening ceremony on the 16th, closing ceremony on the 22nd

Three-line summary

• The Jeonbuk Office of Education said on the 12th that its student athletes won 9 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze, for a total of 12 medals, in preliminary events.
• The official main event runs for 7 days from October 16 to 22 with 50 events, and both the opening and closing ceremonies will be held at Jeju World Cup Stadium.
• Jeju's delegation target is 130 or more medals. Whether Oh Ye-jin will ultimately compete at the National Sports Festival has not yet been confirmed.

The Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education said on the 12th that it had harvested a total of 12 medals, including 9 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. The official opening ceremony of the 107th National Sports Festival is on the 16th. However, the medals have already been won. Jeonbuk Office of Education Based on the announcement, the student athletes earned these results in preliminary events in badminton, cycling and gymnastics. The claim that the event 'opens on the 16th' is only half correct.

12 medals in National Sports Festival preliminary events…Jeonbuk wins overall badminton title

Badminton preliminary events were already completed at Jeju Complex Gymnasium on October 1–6. Newsis reported on the 13th that Jeonbuk badminton won the overall title in these preliminary events. The 9 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze announced by the Jeonbuk Office of Education are combined totals across the student athletes in three events. However, this announcement has not yet been cross-checked against data from other institutions.

On the 13th, Yonhap News reported that the special flame to light the event was kindled at Haneul Pond in Jeju Dolmunhwa Park.

Key schedule for the 107th National Sports Festival (as of 2026.10.14)

Category	Date and time	Venue
Badminton preliminary events	October 1–6 (ended)	Jeju Complex Gymnasium
Special flame kindling	October 13 (completed)	Haneul Pond, Jeju Dolmunhwa Park
Opening ceremony	October 16, 6:00 p.m.	Jeju World Cup Stadium
Official main competition	October 16–22 (7 days)	Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Closing ceremony	October 22, 5:30 p.m.	Jeju World Cup Stadium

Korea Sport & Olympic Committee According to the notice, the official main competition runs for 7 days from October 16 to 22. Jeju City guidance reported by Jeju Gwangwang Sinmun on the 8th lists the opening ceremony at 6:00 p.m. on the 16th and the closing ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on the 22nd. Both will take place at Jeju World Cup Stadium. There are 50 events in total.

Jeju delegation targets 130 medals…Oh Ye-jin's participation unconfirmed

According to the Korea Sport & Olympic Committee's July announcement, Jeju's hosting is the first since the 95th event in 2014, 12 years later. The host delegation's expectations are also given in numbers. Media Jeju reported on September 22 that the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Sports Council set a target of 130 or more medals and a top-10 finish in the overall standings.

The number of medals Jeju won in 2014 differs by report. Jeju Maeil listed 167, and Media Jeju listed 175. Because no official past results table has been confirmed, it is not possible to judge which figure is correct.

The name introduced as a key medal prospect for the Jeju delegation is shooter Oh Ye-jin (21, IBK Industrial Bank of Korea). According to International Shooting Sport Federation records, Oh Ye-jin shot in the women's 10m air pistol final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, shooting 243.2 points to win gold while setting a new Olympic record at the time. She finished 1.9 points ahead of second-place Kim Ye-ji (241.3 points). The table below shows the final standings from that time, not current world rankings.

Top 5 in the women's 10m air pistol final at the 2024 Paris Olympics (as of 2024.07.28)

Rank	Athlete	Country	Score (points)
1	Oh Ye-jin	South Korea	243.2 (Olympic record at the time)
2	Kim Ye-ji	South Korea	241.3
3	Manu Bhaker	India	221.7
4	Trinh Thu Vinh	Vietnam	198.6
5	Li Xue	China	178.2

※ Because the number of shots fired varies depending on when athletes were eliminated from the final, lower-ranked score gaps should not be read directly as differences in skill.

Segye Ilbo reported on the 8th that Oh Ye-jin was named a key medal prospect for the Jeju delegation. It also highlighted the 2 silver medals she won at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Yonhap News also reported in a homecoming story on the 5th that athletes who competed at the Asian Games are preparing for the Jeju National Sports Festival. However, the final entry list and specific events have not been confirmed as of the 14th. The original official results for the 2 silver medals have also not yet been obtained.

Start times for each event have also not been confirmed as of the 14th. The 130 medals for the Jeju delegation remain only a goal. The education office said, "We harvested a total of 12 medals."

Related official sites

• Korea Sport & Olympic Committee official site for the 107th National Sports Festival — check official event information
• Korea Sport & Olympic Committee official National Sports Festival overview — original text on opening and closing ceremony dates, participation scale and event structure
• International Shooting Sport Federation official athlete record for Oh Ye-jin — look up international competition history and official results

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