문 대통령 "2032년 서울·평양 공동올림픽, '공동번영의 한반도 시대' 열 것

President Moon Jae-in attended the opening ceremony for the 100th National Sports Festival.
There, he emphasized the need to use 'sports' to establish peace between the two Koreas.
Park Hee-jun shares with us his remarks. President Moon Jae-in has reiterated his vision to bring peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula,... by jointly hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea.
In his commemorative remarks during the opening of the 100th National Sports Festival at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium on Friday,... he said 'sports' have always opened the door for inter-Korean dialogue, even in times of tension and stalled exchanges.
"During times of severed inter-Korean talks, sports opened the door for dialogue. Just as the 1988 Seoul Olympics opened the era of harmony between East and West, and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics opened the era of peace on the Korean Peninsula, the 2032 Seoul-Pyeongyang Olympics will open the era of co-prosperity on the Peninsula."
President Moon also said the next century of sports in South Korea,... will be centered on fairness, human rights, and peace.
He vowed full government support,... so that all athletes can realize their dreams while they are provided with equal opportunities and their human rights protected.
This year's National Sports Festival was held in Seoul,... which was also where the very first festival was held in 1920.
Also invited to the ceremony were descendants of independence fighters and patriots as well as veteran athletes,... who helped advance South Korean sports.
Around 25-thousand athletes are set to take part in the biggest athletic competition of the country across 47 different disciplines.
The festival will continue for seven days until October 10.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.