Paris 2024 Olympics in major opening ceremony blunder as they raise the iconic flag UPSIDE DOWN
OLYMPIC organisers scrambled to issue an apology after South Korea was wrongly introduced as North Korea in the opening ceremony.
Then, as North Korea's delegation floated by, the presenters used the same name— this time, correctly.Day 1 latest as Team GB star Adam Peaty begins quest for historic gold Second vice sports minister Jang Mi-ran, a 2008 Olympic weightlifting champion, has requested a meeting with IOC head Thomas Bach, the statement added.
In a post on its official Korean-language X account, the IOC said: "We deeply apologise for the mistake that occurred when introducing the South Korean team during the broadcast of the opening ceremony."
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