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The International Olympic Committee , which is overseeing the ongoing 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, apologized this weekend to the nation of South Korea for incorrectly identifying its delegation at the Opening Ceremonies as the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” .
The mistake, which the IOC described as a “human error,” occurred during the parade of athletes at the Opening Ceremonies on Friday. The Paris Olympics featured an unprecedented display in which the delegations, rather than parading in a stadium, rode into the city on boats in the Seine. When the boat carrying the South Korean athletes arrived, Olympics organizers introduced them in both French and English as the DPRK.
“In this telephone call, the IOC President apologised sincerely for the mistake in the audio broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 last night, in which the team of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Korea was wrongly identified,” the IOCthat Bach’s conversation with Yoon lasted about ten minutes. Yoon, according to the presidential office, sternly issued his condemnation of the mistake and demanded a public apology in addition to the private call.
“I’d like to ask you to apologize for this incident through media and social media, and to ensure against a recurrence of similar incidents,” Yoon continued. “I hope that the rest of the Olympic Games will proceed successfully and serve as the true festival for the people around the world.”“This absurd gaffe occurred because those in charge of operations failed to be attentive.
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