TOKYO, July 17 — The South Korean team has removed banners with an historic reference to a past conflict with Japan from their Olympic village accommodation balconies in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee said today.
“I have been informed that the banners have been taken down by the South Korean Olympic Committee,” IOC President Thomas Bach told a news conference. This is not the first time the two countries have been at odds over flags and symbols during the Olympics.
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