After historic selfie, North Korean athletes return to rehabilitation

After historic selfie, North Korean athletes return to rehabilitation
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At the Paris Olympics, the selfie taken between North and South Korean table tennis players moved the entire world. A few weeks after this moment of fraternization, the athletes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea risk paying the price. Back home, they are currently subjected to an ideological examination.

It has become one of the strong images of the Paris Olympic Games. A symbol of fraternity during the Olympic truce that is making the rounds on social networks.

During the official ceremony held on July 30 after the table tennis final, South Korean Lim Jong-hoon, bronze medalist in mixed doubles with Shin Yu-bin, took a photo with his teammate, as well as the North Korean pair, Olympic vice-champions, composed of Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong, as well as the Chinese Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha – who had won gold.

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“Serious consequences”

“North Korean athletes should not fear reprisals for their actions during the Games, especially when their actions embody the values ​​of respect and friendship on which the Olympic movement is based,” the NGO added.

- FRANCE 24

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