At the 2024 Paris Olympics, athletes from both the North and the South of Korea were praised for snapping selfies.
After the mixed doubles table tennis ceremony on Tuesday, July 30, one of the many touching moments that the 2024 Paris Games have given us occurred.
After Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China grabbed first place, South Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bi received bronze, while North Korea’s Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong took silver.
Wang and Sun have won their first gold medal with this win. Parallel Olympic Teams from North and South Koreathe Kims of North Korea and Wang Chuqin of China,
the Lims of South Korea and Shin Yubin, and Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong of North Korea. Image credit: Getty/China News Service
Lim of South Korea captured a selfie of the North Korean and Chinese competitors after they received their awards.
