North, South Korea Interested In Co-hosting 2032 Olympics

North, South Korea interested in co-hosting 2032 Olympics

North and South Korea agreed at a meeting on Friday to send a letter to the International Olympic Committee, confirming that they want to co-host the 2032 Summer Games, they said in a joint statement.

SEOUL, (Pakistan Point News - 02nd Nov, 2018) North and South Korea agreed at a meeting on Friday to send a letter to the International Olympic Committee, confirming that they want to co-host the 2032 Summer Games, they said in a joint statement.

Sports officials from both sides held talks to discuss ways of expanding sports exchanges. The statement also said they agreed to form a combined team to compete in the men's Handball World Championship in Germany next year.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un agreed to pursue the joint Olympics bid at their summit in Pyongyang in September.

Athletes from North and South Korea marched under a unified peninsula flag at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics earlier this year, and the two Koreas have seen a significant thaw in tensions since.

Indonesia and India have also expressed an interest in hosting the Summer Games in 2032.