Athletistic / Others. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s communications director, Mark Adams, has apologised to the South Korean delegation for the incident that occurred during the athletes’ parade at the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, France.

When the ship carrying athletes from South Korea passed by, it was announced that they were athletes from the DPRK. At the same time, the DPRK team was properly introduced.

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After the incident, South Korean authorities were outraged and demanded a meeting with IOC chief Thomas Bach.

“Obviously we regret and apologize to the people of the Republic of Korea for that. The IOC has issued a statement about it. It was an operational error,” Adams said.



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