JAKARTA - Two provincial and provincial-level cities that are located close together in China, namely Chongqing and Sichuan, are competing to host the 2032 Olympics. Both regions are very famous for their spicy culinary in China.
"This is an unilateral announcement by the Sichuan Provincial Government. I just read it on the internet yesterday afternoon," an employee of the sports authority of the Chongqing City Government was quoted as saying by local media, reported by Antara, Sunday, November 29.
Before splitting into provincial-level cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, Chongqing, which has a population of 30 million, was part of the Sichuan Province, which has a capital city in Chengdu.
An official from the Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau told local media that his party and the Chongqing City Government had agreed to run for the 2032 Olympics.
In line with the planned development program for the next 14 years, the City of Chengdu is actively seeking opportunities to host various large-scale sports championships.
The rivalry between the two regions in the southwest of mainland China went viral on Weibo and even received 50 million views and received 2,200 responses just hours after Red Star lowered the report.
In recent years Chongqing and Sichuan have successfully hosted a number of international and national championships.
"Chengdu has committed to be a world sports city and has successfully hosted the 2021 Universiade, the 2022 Team Table Tennis World Championship and the 2023 Asian Cup Football Championship," said Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau spokesman Zhao Jun.
According to him, the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone's national development strategy has provided huge benefits for the two cities.
"The joint nomination to host the Olympics is also part of a long-term joint work plan," he said.
However, the Chongqing party is still reviewing the seriousness of its neighbor.
The nominations for the 2032 or 35th Olympics will open in 2021 and the winners will be announced in 2025.
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