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  1. Jul 27, 2024 · The IOC President was joined in the call by the CEO of Paris 2024, Étienne Thobois; by Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services; and by IOC Member and KSOC President Lee Kee-heung. The IOC President took the opportunity to congratulate the President of the Republic of Korea on the country’s first medal at these Games, which was a silver medal won by the 10m air rifle mixed team.

  2. Jul 27, 2024 · Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Athletes of South Korea aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony.

  3. Jul 27, 2024 · The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has apologized for "an operational mistake" after South Korea was introduced as North Korea during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Mark Adams ...

  4. South Korea, formally known as the Republic of Korea, has 143 athletes in its Olympic team this year, competing across 21 sports. North Korea has sent 16 athletes. This is the first time it has ...

  5. Jul 27, 2024 · The case sparked angry responses in South Korea, and some lashed out at the IOC for its "short" apology. This Jan. 19, 2024, file photo, provided by the South Korean presidential office, shows President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) along with International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach during the opening ceremony of the Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, Gangwon Province.

  6. Jul 27, 2024 · IOC apologises for introducing South Korean athletes as North Korean. IOC chief Bach speaks with President Yoon Suk-yeol after South Korea seeks assurances that mistake is not repeated.

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  8. Jul 27, 2024 · Lee, who is also an IOC member, asked for an official written IOC apology before Bach called Yoon, according to the KSOC. The IOC then told the South Korean committee that it would do so. South Korea's sports ministry had said earlier Saturday that Jang had asked the IOC for a meeting with Bach.

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