IOC's Bach Hopes Successful Games Leads To Political Dialogue

IOC President Thomas Bach ahead of today's Closing Ceremony praised the Pyeongchang Games as "successful." Bach "lauded great organization and competition facilities for the first Winter Olympics to take place in South Korea." The Games were also "highlighted by the presence of North Korean athletes for the first time in an Olympic Games held south of the border." Bach said having players from the two Koreas together on the same team in women's hockey was "a strong message that transcends sports and the Olympic Games." Bach: "We hope now the political world will use this momentum for a dialogue on their level because now it is up to the politicians. Sport and the IOC have done what we could do" (YONHAP NEWS, 2/25).