24% of disabled people in S. Korea engaged in sports or exercise in 2018, up 4% on-year
- 5 years ago
More and more disabled people in South Korea are playing sports and engaging in other physical exercise.
According to data from the culture ministry, nearly a quarter of the five-thousand registered disabled people who live at home.... play some form of sport at least twice a week.
The figure is a three-fold increase from 2009.
Public parks and hiking trails were used by 62 percent of disabled people who do physical exercise,.... with 32 percent exercising at home and 15 percent using sports facilities for the disabled.
The ministry attributed the rise to increased awareness of sports and exercise among the disabled.... following the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics.
According to data from the culture ministry, nearly a quarter of the five-thousand registered disabled people who live at home.... play some form of sport at least twice a week.
The figure is a three-fold increase from 2009.
Public parks and hiking trails were used by 62 percent of disabled people who do physical exercise,.... with 32 percent exercising at home and 15 percent using sports facilities for the disabled.
The ministry attributed the rise to increased awareness of sports and exercise among the disabled.... following the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics.