Olympic organizers have “profoundly apologized” after mistakenly introducing South Korean athletes as North Korea on the opening ceremony in Paris. The web site knowledgeable about it BBC.
Because the excited flag-waving South Korean workforce floated down the Seine River, each French and English announcers launched it because the “Democratic Folks’s Republic of Korea” – North Korea’s official title. They then used the identical title accurately when a North Korean delegation sailed by. Nevertheless, the caption that ran on the backside of the telecast gave the right title.
In a press release, the ministry expressed its “remorse over the announcement (…) during which the South Korean delegation was introduced as a North Korean workforce” and likewise mentioned it could make a “sturdy grievance to France on the authorities degree”.
In a press release, the Asian nation added that Second Vice Sports activities Minister Jang Mi-ran, the 2008 Olympic weightlifting champion, had requested a gathering with Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
The IOC issued an apology on its official Korean-language account on X, stating: “We wish to deeply apologize for the error that occurred within the introduction of the South Korean delegation in the course of the opening ceremony.”
South Korea, formally generally known as the Republic of Korea, has 143 athletes competing in 21 sports activities on its Olympic workforce this 12 months. North Korea despatched 16 athletes. It’s the first time they’ve participated within the Video games since Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
