North and South Korea plan to jointly bid on 2032 Summer Olympics
6 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea plan to jointly bid on 2032 Summer Olympics

Hindustan Times  

North and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to pursue a joint bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2032. “We agreed to cooperate on a bid to jointly host the 2032 Summer Olympics,” was all Moon said in his statement. It left undetermined issues like which countries would host which events, and how the closed society of North Korea might handle an influx of international athletes, fans and media. North Korea, in an unexpected breakthrough, sent a delegation of athletes, supporters and high-ranking officials to the Winter Games that South Korea hosted in February in Pyeongchang.

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Olympics leader talks up working with President-elect Trump ahead of L.A. Games
1 month, 1 week ago

Olympics leader talks up working with President-elect Trump ahead of L.A. Games

LA Times  

Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. Bach said Thursday responsibility for “taking early contact with the incoming team” of the Trump administration is with organizing committee officials in L.A. and leaders of the US Olympic and Paralympic …

India submits bid to host 2036 Olympics: Which other nations are also in race to host 36th Games?
2 months, 1 week ago

India submits bid to host 2036 Olympics: Which other nations are also in race to host 36th Games?

Firstpost  

As per sources, the Indian Olympic Association submitted the letter to IOC’s Future Host Commission on 1 October in which it expressed the nation’s interest in hosting the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games a little under 12 years from now. During the 141st IOC Session that took place in Mumbai from 15 to 17 October last year, Prime Minister Narendra …

Asian nations in strong race to host 2036 Olympics
3 months, 1 week ago

Asian nations in strong race to host 2036 Olympics

China Daily  

A fan looks on wearing Olympic rings glasses at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb 9, 2018. RONALD MARTINEZ/GETTY IMAGES Other contenders In South Korea, the mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, has declared the city's intention to bid for the 2036 Summer Games, according to local media reports. In an Aug 11 Facebook post titled "Again, the …

Asian nations in strong race to host 2036 Olympics
3 months, 1 week ago

Asian nations in strong race to host 2036 Olympics

China Daily  

Fans watch fireworks after a World Cup soccer match at the Corniche sea promenade in Doha, on Nov 20, 2022. After the success of hosting the World Cup, the Gulf nation is also reported to be preparing its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games. FRANCISCO SECO/AP Now that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are over, the world's …

Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040 Olympics, African Olympic committees chief says
5 months ago

Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040 Olympics, African Olympic committees chief says

The Hindu  

Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, with the country’s improving infrastructure and sports facilities key for a successful African bid, said the head of the African National Olympic Committee Association on Sunday. The Egypt International Olympic City complex in the new administrative capital the country has been building east of Cairo since 2015 is expected …

France to receive conditional approval to host 2030 Winter Olympic Games
5 months, 3 weeks ago

France to receive conditional approval to host 2030 Winter Olympic Games

LA Times  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach speaks during the start of the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Tuesday. France will get just a partial Olympic win on Wednesday when its bid to host the 2030 Winter Games is presented to IOC members. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach confirmed Tuesday that full approval for the bid …

Paris Olympics 2024: North Korean athletes leave for their first Games since Rio 2016
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: North Korean athletes leave for their first Games since Rio 2016

The Hindu  

North Korean athletes left for the Paris Olympics on Saturday, AFP reporters saw, as they prepared to take part in the summer Games for the first time in eight years. Around 16 North Korean athletes are expected to compete in around seven Olympic events in Paris, including boxing and table tennis, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap. North …

Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to be chosen at the same time in July
1 year, 3 months ago

Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to be chosen at the same time in July

Associated Press  

Citing concerns about the effects of climate change, the International Olympic Committee said Friday it wants to pick two Winter Olympic host cities in July — putting Salt Lake City quickly into play for the 2034 edition. IOC president Thomas Bach said the Olympic body aims to confirm hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games at its meeting …

Climate change sees IOC aim to choose hosts of 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics at same time next July
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change sees IOC aim to choose hosts of 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics at same time next July

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The International Olympic Committee cited …

Olympic committee gives Salt Lake City official go-ahead as bidder for future Winter Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Olympic committee gives Salt Lake City official go-ahead as bidder for future Winter Games

The Hindu  

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee officially endorsed Salt Lake City on Thursday as the American bid city for an upcoming Winter Olympics, with the committee’s chairman saying that while the U.S. bid remains flexible, it would prefer hosting in 2034 over 2030. The move to put Salt Lake City up as a candidate for “targeted dialogue” with the International …

Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games
2 years, 2 months ago

Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The IOC is in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games, the global group of national Olympic leaders was told Thursday. “We are currently working with 10 interested NOCs and regions across four continents,” International Olympic Committee director general Christophe de Kepper said at the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in …

Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bid more likely for 2034
2 years, 6 months ago

Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bid more likely for 2034

Associated Press  

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics, though they say Utah’s capital will be ready if asked to host the 2030 Games, too. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Susanne Lyons said she views Salt Lake City as the …

‘Someone else’s festival': No North Korea at ally’s Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Someone else’s festival': No North Korea at ally’s Olympics

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea, with hundreds of athletes, cheerleaders and officials pushing hard to woo their South Korean and U.S. rivals in a bid for diplomacy that has since stalled. “For North Korea, the Beijing Olympics are still someone else’s festival, and what’s important now …

North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for China
2 years, 11 months ago

North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for China

Al Jazeera  

Kim Jong Un tells Chinese President Xi Jinping that he also wants to further improve relations between the two countries. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a “great victory” and saying he wants to improve relations between their countries, according to state …

North Korea says it won’t attend Beijing Olympics
3 years ago

North Korea says it won’t attend Beijing Olympics

The Hindu  

In a letter to China, North Korea blamed “hostile forces” and COVID-19 risks for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing and accused the United States of trying to prevent the Games’ success, state media said on Friday. It was unclear whether the letter from North Korea’s Olympic Committee and Sports Ministry was referring only to …

Winter Olympics 2022: South Korea says no boycott, wants to maintain harmonious relation with China
3 years, 1 month ago

Winter Olympics 2022: South Korea says no boycott, wants to maintain harmonious relation with China

Firstpost  

Moon Jae-in stressed that South Korea wanted to promote a free and open Pacific region, but also had to consider China’s role in trying to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula Sydney, Australia: South Korea’s president on Monday ruled out joining a US diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympics, citing the need to work with China. Moon stressed that …

Samaranch: China winter sports growing ahead of Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Samaranch: China winter sports growing ahead of Olympics

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Participation in snow and ice sports is growing in China, putting the country on track to meet a key goal included in its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a prominent International Olympic Committee member said Wednesday. IOC member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., who oversees preparations for the Beijing Games, said more than 200 million …

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 9 months ago

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea became the first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus fears, a decision that underscores the challenges facing Japan as it struggles to stage a global sporting event amid a raging pandemic. A website run by North Korea’s Sports Ministry said its national Olympic Committee during a meeting on March …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North Korea won't participate in Games over COVID-19 fears, says country's sports ministry
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North Korea won't participate in Games over COVID-19 fears, says country's sports ministry

Firstpost  

The North’s official KCNA news agency had previously carried a dispatch on the committee meeting, without mentioning the Olympic decision. North Korea will not attend this year’s Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang’s sports ministry said, blowing the final whistle on Seoul’s hopes of using the Games to restart talks with its nuclear-armed neighbour. North Korea’s Olympic Committee …

Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games citing coronavirus fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games citing coronavirus fears

The Hindu  

North Korea’s sports ministry said on Tuesday that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea's Unification Ministry expressed regret over the decision, saying it had hoped that the Tokyo Olympics would provide an opportunity to improve inter-Korean relations. Japan's Olympic Committee said North Korea had not yet …

North Korea out of Tokyo Olympic Games, dashing hopes of a unified team with South Korea
3 years, 9 months ago

North Korea out of Tokyo Olympic Games, dashing hopes of a unified team with South Korea

ABC  

The hope for a united Korean Olympic team has been dashed after officials in the north announced they will not compete at this year's Games due to COVID-19 concerns. Key points: North Korea made the decision to pull out of the Tokyo Games on March 25 The country was considering combining with South Korea to compete together South Korea says …

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts
4 years, 10 months ago

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This page has been retired and is no longer being updated. Design and Construction The Japanese government originally selected British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid to design Tokyo’s new National Stadium, though the project was later given to architect Kengo Kuma following high-profile criticisms and spiraling costs. April 2017-March 2019 - The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee launches its “Everyone’s Medal” …

Winter Olympics 2030: 3 cities show interest in hosting rights
5 years ago

Winter Olympics 2030: 3 cities show interest in hosting rights

The Hindu  

Three cities have expressed interest in hosting the 2030 Winter Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said Friday. Two of the potential host cities have already hosted the Winter Games: Salt Lake City in 2002 and Sapporo in 1972. The Youth Winter Olympics, which kicked off in Lausanne on Thursday, sees France hosting the nordic combined, biathlon and ski jumping …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North, South Korea prepare to field unified teams in four disciplines after meeting with IOC
5 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North, South Korea prepare to field unified teams in four disciplines after meeting with IOC

Firstpost  

The move comes after North and South Korea marched under a joint flag at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games, where they also sent out a unified women’s ice hockey team Lausanne: The two Koreas are preparing to field unified teams for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in basketball, judo, field hockey and rowing, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. The …

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Two Koreas and IOC to discuss joint teams
5 years, 11 months ago

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Two Koreas and IOC to discuss joint teams

The Hindu  

The sports ministers of North and South Korea will meet with Olympics chief Thomas Bach with a view to fielding unified teams at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the IOC said on Thursday. The move comes after the two Koreas marched under a joint flag at the 2018 Winter Games, where they also sent out a unified women's ice-hockey team. In …

Koreas to seek talks with IOC on joint 2032 Olympics bid
6 years, 2 months ago

Koreas to seek talks with IOC on joint 2032 Olympics bid

The Hindu  

The two Koreas on Friday agreed to seek talks with the International Olympics Committee to discuss a joint bid for the 2032 Summer Games, Seoul said, as cross-border reconciliation gathered pace. Making a joint bid for the 2032 Games was part of a broader agreement made between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in during …

North and South Korea to bid for 2032 Summer Olympics
6 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea to bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

The Hindu  

North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deepening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year's Winter Games in the South. “The South and North agreed to actively participate jointly in international competitions including the 2020 Summer Olympics and to cooperate in bidding for the South-North …

North and South Korea commit to ‘era of no war’
6 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea commit to ‘era of no war’

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea said it would close a key missile test facility in the presence of “international experts” and potentially destroy its primary nuclear complex if the United States agrees to corresponding measures, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced in a joint press conference with Kim Jong Un Wednesday. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North …

'South Korea to propose joint Olympics with North at summit'
6 years, 4 months ago

'South Korea to propose joint Olympics with North at summit'

The Hindu  

South Korea plans to propose a joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea at next week’s summit in Pyongyang, sports minister Do Jong-hwan said on Wednesday, according to a Yonhap report. North and South Korea formed their first-ever unified Olympic team - a joint women’s ice hockey squad - for February’s winter games in the South Korean …

North Korean athletes arrive in South for joint Asiad training
6 years, 5 months ago

North Korean athletes arrive in South for joint Asiad training

The Hindu  

North Korean athletes arrived in the South on Sunday for joint training ahead of the Asian Games next month, the latest effort at rare cross-border sports diplomacy. READ| Joint inter-Korea team wins mixed doubles at Korea Open Indonesia President Joko Widodo formally invited the Korean leaders to the Asian Games, although it is unclear if either has responded. The two …

North Korea, South Korea agree to form joint teams at Asian Games 2018
6 years, 6 months ago

North Korea, South Korea agree to form joint teams at Asian Games 2018

Hindustan Times  

North Korea and South Korea agreed to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 -- a move which highlights the rapprochement on the peninsula that began with the Winter Olympics. North Korea and South Korea will be fielding unified teams in certain events at the Asian Games 2018. At their historic summit in April, North …

Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games
6 years, 6 months ago

Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games

The Hindu  

North and South Korea agreed Monday to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games — a move which highlights the rapprochement on the peninsula that begins with the Winter Olympics. At their historic summit in April, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had agreed to joint participation in “international sports …

IOC helping North Korean athletes prepare for Olympics
6 years, 7 months ago

IOC helping North Korean athletes prepare for Olympics

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee is working on a special programme to help North Korean athletes take part in the next two Olympic Games in Japan and China, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday. working on the special programme to allow North Korean athletes to prepare for the games and to qualify for the games. The IOC has invited the …

Koreas' Olympic thaw: A glimmer of hope amidst the geopolitical storm
6 years, 11 months ago

Koreas' Olympic thaw: A glimmer of hope amidst the geopolitical storm

Deccan Chronicle  

The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will be a significant event in the history of the Korean peninsula. Athletes from North and South Korea will compete together under a unified flag, marking a rare occasion of unity between the two countries. This historic event is a testament to the changing geopolitical landscape of the region, where the weight of past …

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