In a press launch, the Seoul metropolis authorities mentioned the Games may function a “watershed moment” for peace in the Korean Peninsula.
When the IOC initially introduced that Brisbane was the most popular location for the 2032 Olympic Games, South Korean nationwide authorities and Seoul metropolis authorities officers expressed their “regret” in an announcement.
Named “Beyond the Line, Toward the Future”, the Seoul authorities mentioned in a press launch that it hoped the “Games could be a “catalyst that serves each the IOC’s imaginative and prescient of sports activities bringing world peace, and the long-standing want of the South Korean authorities to realize peace and concord on the Korean Peninsula.”
According to a Unification Ministry press release from December 14, 2018, North and South Korea agreed to send a joint proposal to the IOC on hosting 2032 Games together “in an in depth future.”
They also discussed attending the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games together, even forming a single joint team together, the Ministry said.
According to North Korean state news agency KCNA, the North Korean Olympic Committee met on Friday, March 26, but there were no details published about the 2032 bid, specifically.
The report cited North Korean officials’ hope that athletes from the North would win more medals at international competitions over the next five years to “add glory to our dignified nation.”
