As the South Korean delegation sailed down the Seine River in the French capital, they were introduced with the official name for North Korea:
“Republique populaire democratique de Coree” in French, then
“Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” in English.
“We deeply apologise for the mistake that occurred when introducing the South Korean team during the broadcast of the opening ceremony,” the IOC said in a post on its official Korean-language X account.
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