The national Olympic committee and the sports ministry both vowed their all-out support for the country's bid to host the 2036 Summer Games on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) finalized seven countries as potential hosts of the 2036 Summer Olympics, with South Korea up against Germany, Hungary, India, Qatar, South Africa and Turkey. For Korea, North Jeolla Province beat out Seoul to become the country's candidate in February 2025, but has since shifted toward co-hosting with the capital city, after concluding that it did not have adequate infrastructure, including accommodations, transportation and venues, to host the event on its own. The candidates will give virtual presentations to the IOC Future Host Commission sometime in November, and in March 2027, the IOC's Executive Board will open "strategic dialogue" with the host hopefuls. With the timeline set, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said it will help ensure co-hosting talks between North Jeolla and Seoul will be wrapped up as quickly as possible. South Korea previously hosted the 198