North And South Korea To Jointly Participate In Tokyo Olympics 2020

rth and South Korea have decided to participate as one team in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

After Inter-Korean sports talks, both rival nations issued a joint statement saying that y want to participate as a unified team in international event and would also participate jointly at  2019 World Men's Handball Championship to be held in Germany, CNN reported.

Welcoming decision, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said, "After we opened door for political talks with joint march of two Korean teams at  Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, sport could once more make a contribution to peace on  Korean Peninsula and world."

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Bach furr said that IOC would support sports exchanges and athletes of two Korean countries in ir participation at global level.

"In my talks with leers of two countries, IOC committed itself to continue to support rapprochement between two Koreas through sport by supporting athletes and enabling ir participation in international competitions and promoting sports exchanges between two countries," he ded.

ditionally, rth and South Korea have also planned to send a letter to IOC with an intention to co-host  2032 Summer Games.

Earlier this year, Koreans h marched under a unified flag at opening ceremony of 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, while y jointly competed in Women's Ice Hockey event of same.

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South and rth Korean officials have discussed on Friday, October 31  possibility of submitting a joint bid for hosting 2032 Summer Olympic Games.

" government is going to discuss during at se talks issues related to exchanges and cooperation in sports, primarily, issue of joint (bid for) hosting  2032 Summer Olympic Games of South and rth (Korea) as well as joint participation of South and rth Korean athletes in  2020 Summer Olympics and or international sports events," ministry said in a statement.