SEOUL – Seoul’s metropolitan government said today it has notified the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of its bid to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics with Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
The Seoul government said a written proposal on the joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics by Seoul and Pyongyang has been submitted to the IOC’s Future Host Commission, reported Yonhap News Agency.
“IOC selected Australia’s Brisbane as the preferred host for the 2032 Summer Olympics in a surprise move announced on February 25. The South Korean government and Seoul city immediately expressed regrets at the decision and held consultations with IOC, leading to the presentation of the co-hosting proposal,” the metropolitan government said.
The government said it asked IOC to continue to hold negotiations with other competing cities, as Brisbane has yet to be finalised as the venue of the 2032 Olympics.
President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to cooperate to jointly host the Games through the Pyongyang Joint Declaration adopted in September 2018.
The metropolitan government said its co-hosting proposal contains a vision of “Beyond the Line, Towards the Future” and five major concepts, including cost reduction and minimal environmental damage, inter-Korean connection and peace, and combining cutting-edge technologies with Korean culture.
In particular, the proposal elaborated the realisation of global peace through sports and other positive ripple effects from Seoul and Pyongyang’s co-hosting of the Games, the government said. – Bernama, April 1, 2021
