President Yoon of Yeoju headquarters temple said in his opening address, “Daesoon Jinrihoe of today would not exist if it On May 13, Daesoon Jinrihoe held the 2018 Daesoon Hanmadang Sports Festival with 7,500 people participating at the grand stadium of Yeoju headquarters temple complex. In this event, about 300 honoured guests including senior executives of Yeoju headquarters, deputy mayor of Yeoju-si, Lee Dae Jik, president of city council, Lee Hwan Seol, and directors of each institution graced the occasion with their presence. This field of harmony became more meaningful with the presence of 70 senior executives from Pochen and Junggok temple complexes and the authorities of Daejin University and schools.were not for the effort of all of you.” and encouraged them by saying “As we are one family who believe in Sangje, let us put all our effort together to achieve the goal.”

 The competition festival started with an opening ceremony and celebrating performance, and proceeded with the sports games between the two teams: Haewon team(branches of Bujeon, Andong, Yeonhap1, and Yeonhap2) and Boeun team(branches of Geumneung and Yeonhap). After Daesoon Pungmul team and the performance team of Geumneung branch showed colorful celebrating performances, the two teams competed in various games such as breaking baskets, tug of war,bubble suits, 400-meter relay, and soccer. 

As the result, Haewon team became the winner. The winning teams of each game and participants were awarded the additional prizes of Yeoju rice(4kg) and other goods. In the talent show after the declaration of closure, a lot of Daesoon Jinrihoe practitioners showed their talents in their fullness while singing and dancing and making the event a cheerful festival where all participants enjoyed together in harmony.