Olympic Organizers Apologize for Introducing South Korean Athletes as North Korea

Olympic Organizers Apologize for Introducing South Korean Athletes as North Korea
The boat carrying team South Korea makes its way down the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 26, 2024. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo
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PARIS—Olympic Games organizers said they “deeply apologize” for introducing South Korea’s athletes as North Korea during the opening ceremony in Paris.

As the South Korean athletes waved their nation’s flag on a boat floating down the Seine River 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.