North and South Korea are planning to discuss co-hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics with the International Olympic Committee in 2019, according to South Korean press reports.
Seoul Pyongyang News and other news services reported Friday the two Koreas will host a meeting on the 2032 Summer Games on Feb. 15, in Lausanne, Switzerland. A joint entry of the North and South teams at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2020 Summer Games is also being explored, according to reports, following a meeting of North and South officials in Kaesong, North Korea.
Roh Tae-gang, South Korea’s vice minister of culture, sports and tourism, and the North’s Won Gil U led the meeting on Friday, which comes after initial discussions on the 2032 Olympics on Nov. 2. The two Koreas agreed on Friday to send a letter to the IOC, signaling their intent to co-host the 2032 Summer Games. The two sides are also discussing practical matters related to joint training and the formation of a single Olympic team for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
In a statement to CNN Sport, IOC president Thomas Bach said the organization welcomes plans for a joint bid.
Athletes from North and South Korea marched under a unified flag at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and in ice hockey the women competed as a unified team, helping ease tensions on the peninsula.
After we opened the door for political talks with the joint march of the two Korean teams at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, sport could once more make a contribution to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the world, Bach said. We sincerely wish that these political talks produce the necessary progress for a successful candidature.
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