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Provincial governor vies for Korea's third Olympics hosting

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North Jeolla Province Gov. Kim Kwan-young, left, meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at the IOC's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday. The province was selected in February over the 1988 Olympic host Seoul as the Korean candidate for the 2036 Summer Olympic Games. The North Jeolla governor has focused on a plan to scatter various disciplines in adjacent regions of the province and make use of existing facilities there to reduce budgetary concerns while ensuring the promotion of balanced regional development. A task force for the bid consisting of officials from the province and the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, led by Korean table tennis hero Ryu Seung-min, has been in operation since March. Yonhap

North Jeolla Province Gov. Kim Kwan-young, left, meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at the IOC's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday. The province was selected in February over the 1988 Olympic host Seoul as the Korean candidate for the 2036 Summer Olympic Games. The North Jeolla governor has focused on a plan to scatter various disciplines in adjacent regions of the province and make use of existing facilities there to reduce budgetary concerns while ensuring the promotion of balanced regional development. A task force for the bid consisting of officials from the province and the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, led by Korean table tennis hero Ryu Seung-min, has been in operation since March. Yonhap