Paris Olympics 2024: South Korea athletes introduced as North Korean, Seoul expresses disappointment
PTC News Desk: South Korea voiced disappointment on Saturday when its athletes were wrongly introduced as North Koreans during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Seoul sought assurances from organisers that such errors would not occur again.
As the South Korean delegation entered the ceremony, the announcer referred to the athletes as the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea," North Korea's official name. The Speaker delivered the same introduction to the North Korean delegation.
The South Korean Sports Ministry issued an official statement expressing "regret over the announcement during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the South Korean delegation was introduced as the North Korean team."
Jang Mi-ran, South Korea's Vice Minister for Sports and Culture, who is in Paris, has requested a meeting with Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Furthermore, the South Korean National Olympic Committee plans to meet with the Paris Olympics Organising Committee to voice their displeasure, seek measures to prevent a recurrence and send a formal letter of protest under the leadership of their delegation.
Following South Korea's protest, the IOC issued a statement on its official Korean-language X account: “We deeply apologise for the mistake that occurred when introducing the South Korean team during the broadcast of the opening ceremony.”
- PTC NEWS
