South Korean organizers of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday rejected the idea of sharing the skiing events with North Korea as unrealistic.

The organizing committee in Pyeongchang, the host city 180 kilometers east of Seoul, said in a statement that holding skiing events on both sides of the border would be unrealistic for legal and logistical reasons.

The statement came a day after North Korea's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Chang Ung suggested that the North's Masik ski resort could host some Olympic events.

Pyeongchang said that co-hosting skiing events with North Korea would violate IOC regulations.

The Olympic Games must also provide technical and operational support to help players compete in an "optimal environment," it said.

"It would be difficult to satisfy that by holding some events in the Masik ski resort, which is more than 300 kilometers away from Pyeongchang," its statement said.

IOC president Jacques Rogge had previously ruled out the idea of North Korea co-hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics.

AFP - Global Times