North Korea open to co-hosting winter Asiad with South


IOC president Thomas Bach (centre), Kim Young-nam (centre right), president of the Presidium of the North Korean Supreme People’s Assembly, and Kim Yo-jong (R), the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un greet the players after the women's Ice Hockey match between Switzerland and Korea. The two Koreas are opened to co-hosting the 2021 winter Asian Games. – EPA pic, February 20, 2018.

NORTH Korea could co-host the 2021 Winter Asian Games with the South, a top Pyongyang sports official said today as the two countries’ unified ice hockey team played its last Olympic match.

The Pyeongchang Olympics in the South have seen the North engage in a charm offensive, sending athletes, cheer leaders, and its leader Kim Jong-un’s sister to attend the Games and meet with President Moon Jae-in.


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