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IOC investigates South Korean flag incident

Published: Sunday | August 12, 2012 Comments 0
South Korea's Ki Sung-yueng holds the South Korean flag as Japanese players look on in the background. - AP
South Korea's Ki Sung-yueng holds the South Korean flag as Japanese players look on in the background. - AP

LONDON (AP):

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has told South Korean officials to bar a football player from collecting his bronze medal after he displayed a flag with a political message at the third-place match against Japan.

The International Olympic Committee says it has opened its own investigation into the incident which occurred during the match last Friday.

The IOC said in a statement yesterday, "We have opened an inquiry and have asked the (South Korean Olympic) committee for an explanation."

The match in Cardiff, Wales, was seen as potentially raising diplomatic tensions between South Korea and Japan.

A South Korea flag with a slogan supporting sovereignty of disputed islands was reportedly displayed on the field.


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