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Korean Peninsula Tension No 'Immediate Concern' For 2018 Games, IOC President Says

IOC President Thomas Bach said Saturday that he sees "no reason for any immediate concern" about tensions on the Korean Peninsula affecting next year's Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, according to the AP. Bach said in Beijing that the IOC was "monitoring developments but was buoyed by the support of governments and national Olympic committees." Security challenges posed by the "escalating tensions" over North Korea's nuclear weapons program are "expected to be assessed at an IOC meeting in Lima, Peru," in September -- five months before the Winter Games are staged 80km across the border from the North. Bach: "We are watching the situation, but I think there is no reason for any immediate concern because the fact that the Games are taking place there is appreciated by all the national Olympic committees and by the governments. So in this respect, we're continuing with our preparations." Bach was in Beijing to review preparations for the 2022 Winter Games to be held in the city, which also hosted the 2008 Summer Games (AP, 8/26).

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