PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia's dream of winning gold in the Olympics ended after he went down to Thailand's reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semi-finals in Paris.
PARIS: During the women's vault at the Paris Olympics on Saturday , South Korea n artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong approached North Korea 's An Chang-ok to congratulate her performance.An did not comment on this matter, and Yeo said she missed the timing to embrace An despite wanting to shake hands.
An was also seen avoiding the South Koreans during the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, last year, where she won two gold medals. Kim recently said he no longer sees reunification between the Koreas as possible, and his country's constitution should define South Korea as its principal enemy.The two Koreas remain technically at war with each other since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty, and do not recognise one another as legitimate countries.
The most recent case was the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, during which the two Koreas marched together in the opening ceremony under a flag symbolising a unified Korea. Such awkwardness was hinted at during the awards ceremony for the mixed doubles table tennis event held on Tuesday, where the South Korean pair of Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin won the bronze medal while the North Korean team of Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong won silver.
The Koreas formed a unified team for the women's tournament at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, but met each other as rivals at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.
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