International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Jacques Rogge said Friday that sports officials in North and South Korea hope to field a unified team at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
He said, “authorities approached me to ask if the IOC wanted to support a unification process. At a sporting level, it will not be so difficult but there has to be a political agreement too”.
Athletes from both Koreas marched together at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2000 and 2004 Summer Games but continued to compete for separate teams.
An agreement for a unified team in Beijing would be necessary by early 2007 to meet the qualifying deadlines of the different sports, said Rogge.
