Seoul’s metropolitan government has submitted a bid to the IOC to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics with Pyeongyang.

Seoul city expressed regret to the committee that it had already selected Australia’s Brisbane as the preferred choice leading to the co-host proposal being submitted.

The bid is in line with what was agreed during the September 2018 Pyeongyang Joint Declaration when President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to cooperate in hosting the event.

Authorities said a Seoul-Pyeongyang Olympics would represent peace and unity through sports.


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