Rogge wraps up 1st trip to Pyeongchang with praise
Feb. 1 6:45 AM EST
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Rogge arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for a four-day visit to inspect ongoing preparations for the 2018 Pyeong Chang Olympic Winter Games in the South Korean alpine city. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, right, whispers to Gunilla Lindberg, a chair of IOC Evaluation Commission, during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Rogge arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for a four-day visit to inspect ongoing preparations for the 2018 Pyeong Chang Olympic Winter Games in the South Korean alpine city. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS - Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, left, and Na Kyung-Won, chairwoman of the organizing committee, watch the short track event at the Gangneung indoor gymnasium of the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Gangneung, S. Korea on the third day of the competition, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Jacques Rogge attended the games during a visit to South Korea to sign a deal allowing South Korean organizers to enlist domestic sponsors for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. (Manchul Kim/AP Images for Special Olympics)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — IOC President Jacques Rogge has wrapped up his first visit to Pyeongchang with praise for the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Rogge said Friday in Seoul that Pyeongchang has state-of-the-art facilities and will grow into a hub for winter sports in Asia.
Rogge visited Pyeongchang and its co-host city of Gangneung after arriving in South Korea on Wednesday.
Pyeongchang, located in the mountains east of Seoul, defeated Munich and Annecy, France, in the IOC vote in 2011. It is currently hosting the Special Olympics for the intellectually disabled.
Seoul hosted the Summer Olympics in 1988.
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