Do Jong-hwan hopes South Korea can co-host the 2032 Games with North Korea "for regional peace."GETTY IMAGES
South Korea "is considering making a proposal to North Korea" to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics, Seoul Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan said, according to YONHAP. Do said that South Korea is thinking of co-hosting the Olympics with North Korea "for regional peace." Do made the remarks during a press meeting in Tokyo ahead of a sports ministers meeting with his Japanese and Chinese counterparts. Do: "It's a proposal of hosting the events in Seoul and Pyongyang." He added that such matters "could be discussed at the third summit between the South and North in Pyongyang later this month." For the 2030 World Cup, Do said that South Korea "is thinking of co-hosting the top football tournament with Asian neighbors." Do: "We heard that China is going to make a bid to host the World Cup. But we want to make a proposal of co-hosting the event with Asian neighbors like North Korea, China and Japan." Do was scheduled to have bilateral meetings with General Administration of Sport of China Deputy Dir Gao Zhidan and Japanese Minister of Sports Yoshimasa Hayashi "for expanding sports cooperation between the countries" (YONHAP, 9/12).
