Indonesia, Phl to bid jointly for Olympics?

Itwasa landmark meeting of the minds between PSC Chairman Patrick Gregorio and Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports Erick Thohir during the SEA Games in Bangkok the other day as they discussed a dream plan of bringing the Olympics to Southeast Asia.

- By JOAQUIN HENSON

Gregorio said the bid for the 2036 Olympics is still open and Thohir will raise the possibility when Indonesia hosts a sports ministers meeting in Balion Feb. 6-8. The plan is for a joint hosting of Indonesia and the Philippines, similar to the three-way arrangement with Japan for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The next Olympics will be in Los Angeles in 2028 then the Games will be held in Brisbane in 2032. The only Asian countries to host the Summer

Olympics were Japan in 1964 and 2020, South Korea in 1988 and China in 2008.