143 South Koreans 16 North Koreans

The opening ceremony of the Olympics, which will be held in Paris for the first time in 100 years since 1924, was held at 2:30 a.m. on the 27th (Korean time).

The opening ceremony, which is held outdoors rather than in a stadium, is the first in the history of the 128-year-old Olympic Games. In particular, the opening ceremony was held by boat on the Seine River, which gained high expectations. A team of 206 countries and officials departed from the Osterlitz Bridge, east of Paris, on 94 ships. They marched 6 kilometers for 30 minutes and passed through the Louvre, Orsay Art Museum, Concorde Square, and Eiffel Tower.

The much-anticipated South Korean team made its 48th appearance. The South Korean team named Woo Sang-hyuk of the track and field high jump and Kim Seo-young of swimming as their standard bearers. Woo Sang-hyuk of the "Smile Jumper" and Kim Seo-young of the South Korean swimming legend both held up the national flag with bright smiles. Other athletes also entered the Seine with smiles.

However, the organizing committee of the Paris Olympics made a shocking mistake. At the venue of the opening ceremony, the host called the Republic of Korea "Democratic People of Korea" rather than "Republic of Korea." The announcement was broadcast live throughout the world.

Even in French, South Korea was introduced as République populaire démocratique de Coré (North Korea). North Korea made no mistake when it appeared for the 153rd time since then. Such an absurd situation happened when the names of South and North Korea were the same.

In response, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism immediately protested, requesting a meeting with the IOC chairman and prevention of recurrence.

The BBC, a British public broadcaster, was also surprised, saying, "The English-French moderator used North Korea's official name when introducing the South Korean team, and he spoke appropriately when the North Korean team appeared."

"South Korea has sent 143 athletes to 21 sports for the upcoming Olympics. On the other hand, North Korea had only 16 athletes, and it is its first participation in the Olympics since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics," he said, noting that there is a clear difference.

BY: 토토사이트 순위