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The Olympic flag flutters during a practice session at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The Olympic flag flutters during a practice session at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Agence France-Presse

<p>SEOUL, South Korea -- The International Olympic Committee apologized Saturday for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean.</p><p>As the South Korean delegation sailed down the Seine River in the French capital, they were introduced with the official name for North Korea: &quot;Republique populaire democratique de Coree&quot; in French, then &quot;Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of Korea&quot; in English.</p><p>&quot;We deeply apologize for the mistake that occurred when introducing the South Korean team during the broadcast of the opening ceremony,&quot; the IOC said in a post on its official Korean-language X account.</p><p>The error sparked displeased reactions in South Korea, a global cultural and technological powerhouse that is technically still at war with the nuclear-armed and impoverished North.</p><p>South Korea&#x27;s sports ministry said in a statement it &quot;expresses regret&quot; over the &quot;announcement during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the South Korean delegation was introduced as the North Korean team&quot;.</p><p>Second vice sports minister Jang Mi-ran, a 2008 Olympic weightlifting champion, has asked for a meeting with IOC chief Thomas Bach to discuss the matter, it added.</p><p>The sports ministry has also asked the foreign ministry to &quot;deliver a strong protest to the French side&quot; over the issue, the statement said.</p><p>South Korea&#x27;s National Olympic Committee plans to meet with the Paris Olympics Organizing Committee and the IOC to voice their protest, request measures to prevent a recurrence, and send an official letter of protest under the name of the head of its delegation, the sports ministry said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/26/olympic-opening-ceremony-under-way-on-river-seine-215">READ: Historic river parade launches Paris Olympics</a></div><p>North Korea was correctly introduced with the country&#x27;s official name.</p><p>Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points in years, with the North bolstering military ties with Russia while sending thousands of trash-carrying balloons to the South.</p><p>In response, Seoul&#x27;s military blasts K-pop and anti-regime messages from border loudspeakers and recently resumed live-fire drills on border islands and near the demilitarized zone that divides the Korean peninsula.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The International Olympic Committee apologized Saturday for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean.</p>

The International Olympic Committee apologized Saturday for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean.

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IOC apologizes for South Korea gaffe in Olympics opening ceremony

Agence France-Presse

Published Jul 27, 2024 01:40 PM PHT

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