In pictures: Sleep takes centre stage at Seoul’s Han River Nap Competition

A participant takes a nap during the 2026 Hangang Nap Competition (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Hundreds of young Koreans have turned up at a Seoul park by the Han River at the invitation of the city government to try and get some much-needed sleep.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government staged its third annual spring event, dubbed a power nap contest, with would-be participants required to wear outfits befitting either a sleeping beauty ​or prince.