Tensions have resumed on the Korean peninsula, but South Korea has not given up on making common cause with its northern neighbor for a joint bid for the Summer Games in 2032. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon explained to the media on Tuesday January 21 that it was urgent to pacify the region again in order to be able to prepare a file to submit to the IOC. “ We must create a peaceful atmosphere on the Korean Peninsula and the region now so that we can concretely prepare for our bid to host the Olympic Games., explained the first elected official of the capital. It is urgent that we start preparing for the joint organization of Olympic events. We must stop everything that risks generating tensions and military conflicts. » According to Park Won-soon, a peaceful phase must dominate between Seoul and Pyongyang at least until the Beijing Winter Games in 2022, in order to safeguard the chances of a joint candidacy for the Games in 2032. As a reminder, the session of the IOC awarded the Winter Youth Games in 2024 to the province of Gangwon, in South Korea, at the beginning of the month. On this occasion, Thomas Bach assured that the “ door was open” for the organization of certain events in North Korea.
