Korean Table Tennis Players' Medal Ceremony Selfie Sparks Rare Moment of Unity
Posted : 31 July 2024
A selfie taken by South Korean table tennis player Lim Jong-hoon with North Korean athletes Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong on the medal podium at the Paris Olympics has gone viral, symbolizing a rare instance of cross-border unity amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
The photo, featuring both Koreas' flags and a South Korean-made Samsung phone, follows South Korea's bronze and North Korea's silver in the mixed doubles, and has been widely celebrated as a poignant example of Olympic spirit.