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Bach dismisses ‘hijack’ fears as unified Korean team thrashed again
[DAWN] Olympic chief Thomas Bach dismissed concerns  North Korea had tried to "hijack" the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Monday as the unified Korean ice hockey team saw their hopes dashed after another heavy defeat."Curses! Foiled again!" On a day when strong winds caused a series of falls in the women’s slopestyle snowboarding final and forced the women’s giant slalom to be postponed, Bach said he hoped the Games had paved the way for greater peace on the Korean peninsula. Bach, who will visit Pyongyang after the Olympics, said the North’s high-profile participation was a strictly sporting matter, playing down fears that the isolated country was manipulating the Games to suit its political agenda. "This is about sport and this the IOC made very clear," Bach said in an interview. "This is about the role of sport to build bridges, to open doors and nothing more. Posted by: Fred 2018-02-14 |
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