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IOC statement on wrong identification of the team of the Republic of Korea NOC during the Opening Ceremony

Today, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach spoke with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol. In this telephone call, the IOC President apologised sincerely for the mistake  in the audio broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 last night, in which the team of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Korea (KSOC) was wrongly identified. The problem was identified as a human error, for which the IOC is deeply sorry. 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.

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