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IOC ‘deeply apologises’ after South Korean athletes introduced as North Korean

IOC ‘deeply apologises’ after South Korean athletes introduced as North Korean

Olympic Games organisers said they “deeply apologise” for introducing South Korea’s athletes as North Korean during the opening ceremony in Paris.

As the South Korean athletes waved their nation’s flag on a boat floating down the Seine on Friday evening, they were announced in both French and English as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. South Korea is the Republic of Korea.

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