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North and South Korean Athletes Snap Selfies Together at Paris Olympics Medal Ceremony
A viral moment at the Paris Olympics saw North and South Korean table tennis players, alongside China’s team, come together for a group selfie on the podium.
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A viral moment at the Paris Olympics saw North and South Korean table tennis players, alongside China’s team, come together for a group selfie on the podium.
North Korea’s Kim Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik won silver, while South Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin took bronze, and the gold medalists Chinese team Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha all smiled into Lim’s phone, a South Korean-made Samsung.
Despite their nations’ historical divisions, the athletes shared smiles and posed with their medals, highlighting the unifying power of sports.
See the official Instagram post below.