ITTIGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland has reacted to PyeongChang’s victory as 2018 Winter Olympics host by stepping up its campaign to bid for the 2022 Games.
The Swiss Olympic Committee believes South Korea’s win Wednesday will improve Europe’s chances of being the next host, and says its executive committee will choose a preferred candidate on Aug. 11.
A joint bid from the luxury mountain resorts of Davos and St. Moritz and a city-based candidacy in Geneva are on a shortlist of five options.
The chosen candidate will need further approval from Switzerland’s sports federations at a meeting next year.
Switzerland has a strong Alpine sports tradition, hosting the Winter Olympics twice — at St. Moritz in 1928 and ’48.
