SEOUL PICKED FOR JOINT KOREAN BID TO HOST 2032 OLYMPICS
SEOUL: South Korea has picked its capital told Agence France-Presse.
The decision to pursue a joint bid — as
Tokyo Summer Games — was made following a series of inter-Korean talks
gathered pace.
In a meeting held by the country’s he would ensure the bid serves as an opportunity to “change the fate of the Korean peninsula.”
‘reconciliation Olympics’ amid the cold
PyeongChang Olympics was a touchstone - moted to become the last stop to establish the peace.”
The last time Seoul hosted the summer
Australians Sarah Kemp (65) and Su Oh (74) and England’s the Games.
But in recent months the Koreas have turned to sports diplomacy to ease tensions.
During the Pyeongchang Winter Olym-
the reclusive regime’s interest in an interKorean summit.
team was also a symbol of unity in Py- 72 - to
played next week at The Grange in Adelaide. The men’s European Tour is co-sanctioning the Perth World Super 6 in Western Australia next week.
Kim Jong Un went on to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in three times in the wake of the Games and held a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore in June.
- nomic sanctions and these are unlikely to be lifted by the UN Security Council un-