On July 26, local time, during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the on-site announcer pronounced the name of the country as North Korea when the South Korean team took the field. Subsequently, the International Olympic Committee apologized on its official Korean account, but the Korean media and Korean netizens were very dissatisfied and demanded that the Olympic Committee apologize to South Korea in various languages.
South Korean media claimed that the French and English explanations of the Paris Olympic Games broadcasters made mistakes, and they pronounced North Korea instead of South Korea. Korean media bluntly said: "They said 'république populaire démocratique de corée' and 'democratic people's republic of korea' respectively, both of which refer to North Korea."
South Korea demanded that the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee apologize for this matter, and Jang Mi-ran, Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea, also requested an interview with Olympic Committee Chairman Bach.
Subsequently, the International Olympic Committee apologized on its official Korean account, saying that it sincerely apologized for the mistakes made when introducing Korean athletes during the opening ceremony.
However, South Korea did not buy the Olympic Committee's apology. It bluntly stated that the apology was only uploaded to Korean accounts and was not published on accounts operated in other languages such as English. Zhang Meilan also said: "I have urged the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee to respond until we are satisfied."
Korean netizens are also very dissatisfied with this, saying bluntly: "I really like watching the Berlin Olympics.", "It would be best. A formal explanation, not just a line of text. ”
