The project seemed attractive, but it is no longer relevant. Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, will not submit a joint bid with Singapore to host the Summer Games in 2032. The reason is the delay in the construction of a high-speed train line connecting the two Asian cities. Tunku Imran, the Malaysian member of the IOC, honorary president of the Association of Asian Olympic Committees (OCA), explained this at the end of the week during an international conference on sports law. “ I suggested that Kuala Lumpur and Singapore make common cause for a bid for the Summer Games in 2032, because such a project made sense., he explained. But it was based on the existence of high-speed rail. Such an achievement would have made it possible to have 14 sports in Kuala Lumpur and 14 others in Singapore. » The high-speed line would have made it possible to connect the two capitals in just 90 minutes. In the initial plan, it was to be put into service in December 2026. At the latest count, it will not be put into service before, at the earliest, January 1, 2031. A delay which makes a joint candidacy of the two countries for the Olympic Games illusory. summer in 2032.
— Published September 30, 2018
