South Korean delegation official apologized for the political
slogan incident at the 6th Winter Asiad and promised no more
occurrence of such incidents.
According to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the South Korean
official whose name was not disclosed, apologized to the OCA, the
organizing committee of the 6th Asian Winter Games and the Chinese
Olympic Committee for the incident which violated the OCA
Constitution and rules.
Five South Korean skaters extended a political slogan after the
victory ceremony of the women's 3,000m short track speed skating
relay on Wednesday evening.
On February 1, the organizing committee of the 6th Asian Winter
Games and the Chinese Olympic Committee protested to the South
Korean delegation for the incident which harshly violated the OCA
Constitution and rules.
Husain Al Musallam, director general of OCA, filed a warning to
the South Koreans and requested them to restrain their athletes and
promise not to let similar incidents happen again, otherwise the
South Korean delegation will be expelled from the Winter Asiad.
(Xinhua News Agency February 2, 2007)