SEOUL: South Korea`s North Jeolla province was chosen as the country`s candidate in the bid to host the 2036 summer Olympics on Friday, beating capital Seoul 49-11 in a vote by representatives from the national governing bodies of summer and winter Olympic sports.

The self-governing province in the Honam region will compete with Turkey`s Istanbul, Chile`s Santiago, Indonesia and India to win the hosting rights for the 2036 Games, with others including Egypt expected to join the race as well.

`We`ve done it. We`ve created a miracle,` North Jeolla governor Kim Kwan-young told media.

The province`s Olympic bid strategy would be to pursue the most cost-efficient and eco-friendly games, Kim told reporters.-Reuters