Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as athletes from the rival Koreas paraded side-by-side behind a «unification» flag in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Asian Games. The two countrie…
Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as athletes from the rival Koreas paraded side-by-side behind a «unification» flag in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Asian Games.
The two countries, still technically at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, have fielded 60 athletes in combined teams along with larger contingents for their respective national squads. North and South Korean athletes are competing together in several sports including women’s basketball and rowing.
South Korea Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and several North Korean ministers watched as the athletes, many holding hands, paraded by in blue and white uniforms behind South Korean basketballer Lim Yung-hui and North Korean soccer player Ju Kyong Chol, who together carried the flag.
