PARIS: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach apologised to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday over an incorrect in...
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach apologised to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday over an incorrect introduction of the South Korea delegation as North Korea during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, Yoon’s office said.
“As people of the country that has hosted the Summer and the Winter Olympic Games, along with the FIFA World Cup, South Koreans were quite surprised and dismayed with this incident,“ Yonhap news agency reported the presidential office quoted Yoon as saying. “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,“ in both French and English, rather than South Korea’s official name of “Republic of Korea.”“I’d like to ask you to apologise for this incident through media and social media, and to ensure against a recurrence of similar incidents,“ Yoon added, according to his office. “I hope that the rest of the Olympic Games will proceed successfully and serve as the true festival for the people around the world.
Bach also told the president that he understood Yoon’s concerns and vowed that the IOC would take all measures necessary while also preventing a recurrence.
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