Sliding events at 2018 Olympics could be held outside SKorea

Organizers of the 2018 Winter Games in
Pyeongchang have been approached by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) to move the sliding events outside the country for
financial reasons, dpa has learnt, dpa reported.
Sources said that the IOC has told organizers to stop construction
and to have the bob, luge and skeleton competition at an existing
Asian, European or North American venue instead.
Such a move would allow organizers to save around 120 million euros.
Pyeongchang organizers are facing financial constraints but a
spokesman said the track, of which only 100 metres have been
completed, was important for local athletes.
-- SPA
23:40 LOCAL TIME 20:40 GMT
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