South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea



News South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea Provincial official sent letter and spoke on phone about idea with DPRK ambassador to China at Winter Games Ifang Bremer February 23, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) \| North Korean cheerleaders at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Four years after it hosted the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that helped usher in a series of diplomatic meetings between the two Koreas, Gangwon Province hopes to push inter-Korean relations forward again through sport. The South Korean province sent an official proposal to Pyongyang to co-host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, Kim Kyung-sung, president of the Inter-Korean Sports Association, told NK News at the Pyeongchang Peace Forum 2022. Four years after it hosted the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that helped usher in a series of diplomatic meetings between the two Koreas, Gangwon Province hopes to push inter-Korean relations forward again through sport. The South Korean province sent an official proposal to Pyongyang to co-host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, Kim Kyung-sung, president of the Inter-Korean Sports Association, told NK News at the Pyeongchang Peace Forum 2022. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea

Provincial official sent letter and spoke on phone about idea with DPRK ambassador to China at Winter Games

Ifang Bremer February 23, 2022

South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) | North Korean cheerleaders at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Four years after it hosted the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that helped usher in a series of diplomatic meetings between the two Koreas, Gangwon Province hopes to push inter-Korean relations forward again through sport.

The South Korean province sent an official proposal to Pyongyang to co-host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, Kim Kyung-sung, president of the Inter-Korean Sports Association, told NK News at the Pyeongchang Peace Forum 2022.

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