Taegukgi and Ingonggi at the Awards Ceremony... Athletes Also Take Selfies with Samsung Phones [Paris Olympics]

Production at the Table Tennis Mixed Doubles Award Ceremony
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At the 2024 Paris Olympic table tennis venue, the South Korean Taegeukgi and the North Korean Inggonggi flags were raised side by side, and the North and South Korean athletes standing on the podium together took joyful 'certification shots,' drawing attention.

On the 30th (local time), at the 2024 Paris Olympic mixed doubles table tennis medal ceremony held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France, South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, who won the bronze medal, and North Korea's Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong, who won the silver medal, are taking a commemorative photo together on the podium with the Samsung Z Flip 6. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 30th (local time) at South Paris Arena 4 in France, the Paris Olympic table tennis mixed doubles bronze medal match and final were held. In the bronze medal match, the South Korean pair Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) took the first three sets against the Hong Kong pair and won the bronze medal after a deuce in the fourth set. In the final, the North Korean pair Ri Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong, who will be remembered as one of the biggest upsets in this tournament, narrowly lost to China's world number one pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, earning the silver medal.

Ri Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong, who participated in the awards ceremony, showed calm expressions. When Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon first stepped onto the podium, Ri Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong applauded. Then, when Ri Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong were called, they turned toward Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon and headed to the second-place podium. The North and South Korean athletes lightly shook hands and congratulated each other. Finally, the gold medal-winning Chinese athletes ascended the podium, and along with the Chinese national anthem, the Chinese Five-star Red Flag was raised first, followed by the Inggonggi and Taegeukgi flags in order.

On the 30th (local time), at the 2024 Paris Olympic mixed doubles table tennis medal ceremony held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France, South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, who won the bronze medal, and North Korea's Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong, who won the silver medal, are greeting.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

In particular, at this tournament's awards ceremony, there was a 'Victory Selfie' segment where the medalists took commemorative photos using Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Flip6 smartphone, an official partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the ceremony that day, Lim Jong-hoon held the smartphone and adjusted the composition before taking a selfie together with Shin Yu-bin and the North Korean and Chinese athletes. It was a selfie capturing North and South Korean athletes together using a domestic smartphone.

However, Lim Jong-hoon stated, "Other than congratulating during the introduction of the silver medalists and the handshake, there was no separate conversation." Kim Geum-yong also said about standing on the podium with the South Korean athletes, "I don't have any special feelings." It was reported that Kim Geum-yong spoke relatively longer in response to questions from Chinese reporters or about China-related topics, but after questions related to South Korea, he briefly cut off the conversation after making eye contact with North Korean officials standing among the reporters.