Olympics 2024: South Korea Wrongly Introduced as North Korea

Pairs(Sports Reporter/Webdesk):Olympics 2024: South Korea Wrongly Introduced as North Korea, South Korea expressed regret after its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony was introduced as from rival North Korea,

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Introduction Error: The announcer introduced the South Korean athletes as the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” – the official name of North Korea – in French and English .

IOC’s Apology: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a “deep apology” for the mistake, stating, “We deeply apologize for the mistake that occurred when introducing the South Korean team during the broadcast of the opening ceremony”.

 South Korea’s Demands: South Korea’s Vice Minister for Sports and Culture, Jang Mi-ran, requested a meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach, and the Sports Ministry asked the Foreign Ministry to “deliver a strong protest to the French side” over the error.

 Preventing Future Errors: South Korea’s National Olympic Committee plans to meet with the Paris Olympics Organising Committee and the IOC to voice their protest, request measures to prevent similar incidents in the future, and send an official letter of protest,

As the boat carrying South Korean athletes passed on the Seine, the announcer introduced them as the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” – the official name of North Korea – in French and English.

The announcer used the same introduction when the North Korean delegation passed.

South Korea’s vice minister for sports and culture, Jang Mi-ran, who was in Paris, had requested a meeting with International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach, the ministry said in a statement.

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“We express regret that the country was introduced as North Korea at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games when the athletes of the Republic of Korea were entering,” it said.

South Korea’s National Olympic Committee immediately referred the incident to the Games’ organisers and requested that the error will not be repeated.

South Korea’s delegation includes 143 athletes competing in 21 events. North Korea, which is returning to the Games for the first time since Rio 2016, has sent 16 athletes.