# Korean delegation discusses a new Seoul velodrome on visit to UCI HQ

*By Simon | April 30, 2026*

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## 󠀁[Korean delegation discusses a new Seoul velodrome on visit to UCI HQ](https://globalkeirin.com/2026/04/korean-delegation-discusses-a-new-seoul-velodrome-on-visit-to-uci-hq/)󠁿

30 April 2026

UCI president David Lappartient has hosted a visiting delegation from the Korean
Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) at his organisation’s Aigle headquarters.

[KSPO](https://www.kspo.or.kr/english/main/main.do) was founded in 1989 under
Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, tasked with promoting continued
use of the Olympics facilities, and promoting sports for the general public.
Most intriguingly, this includes the operation of Korean keirin, primarily at
the spectacular 333.3m Gwangmyeong Speedom, as a key source of revenue for
continued sports investment.

In social media posts on 9 April, Lappartient hailed ‘great talks’ about a new
velodrome in Seoul, ‘to be built within the 1988 Olympics venue,’ declaring it
‘a major step forward for cycling in the region!’

![seoul](https://globalkeirin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/seoul.jpg)

Separately, Korean news site chosun.com has
[reported](https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/03/26/GUH4KN37X5HHTPO63ER5V4ANHE/)
that Korea Cycling Federation President Lee Sang-hyun met with Lappartient on 25
March, and described ‘the Seoul Olympic Velodrome remodeling plan, which aims
for completion in 2029.’

Track cycling at Seoul 1988 took place on a wooden outdoor 333m track, 25km away
from the Gwangmyeong arena, which has since fallen into a sad state of
disrepair.

All suggestions seem to indicate that this will be a 250m track – which probably
rules out any connection to the plans revealed by DerbyWheel’s DJ Hyun last
October last year to hold events ‘on a indoor 400m track in Asia’ – with no
current track in Asia currently fitting the bill, apart from those operated by
Japan’s keirin authorities.

**Categories:** Original
**Tags:** korea, uci