Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik  said on March 25 he is hopeful that the North Korean cheerleading squad will attend the Gwangju Summer Universiade, and hopes for a torch relay spanning the Korean peninsula.

Kim, who is also the co-president of the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee added he also supported a joint North-South Korea team.

The Universiade event is a two-week international sporting and cultural festival taking place every two years in a different city. University students compete in 13 different sports with a possible three further sports chosen by the host nation.

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