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| South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook watch a preliminary cross-country match of the 2018 Winter Paralympics at Alpensia Biathlon Center in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, March 14, 2018. Korea Times file |
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to receive the highest award of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday for his contributions to the success of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games held here.
Moon was set to be presented with the gold order in a ceremony to be held at his office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul.
IOC President Thomas Bach will present the award, Cheong Wa Dae said.
The country hosted the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, located some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. The events were also attended by North Korea following repeated invitations from the South Korean president.
The Olympics have led to a major breakthrough in inter-Korean ties, with Moon holding his first-ever summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on April 27, just over a month after the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games ended.
Moon is believed to be the seventh South Korean to receive the gold IOC order. (Yonhap)
