Olympics Blunder Leads To Controversial Deal With N. Korea

Olympic officials screw up North Korea's flag

The North Korean women’s soccer team was raring to go at Glasgow’s Hampden Park on day one of events at the 2012 London Olympic Games. After four years of anticipation, their excitement was quickly extinguished, however, when they gazed up at the jumbo screen during player introductions.

Next to their names and photographs, Olympic officials mistakenly placed the flag of their most hated neighbor, South Korea. Aghast, the North Korean footballers refused to take the field out of protest, and the team’s coach was livid.

“Yes, we were angry because our players were introduced as if they are from South Korea, something that may affect us very greatly as you might know,” coach Sin Ui-Gun said during a postgame interview.

The players sat on the bench with their arms crossed, pouting for what amounted to over an hour delay. The offended North Koreans finally took the field after negotiating a deal with the National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Sin Ui-Gun - “The only way we would continue in these Games is if the Olympics severely embarrassed South Korea, too. Apologies are not good enough.”

The details of this agreement were unknown until a member of the NOC leaked them to the press later in the day. An email obtained by Trust My News spells out what will take place.

“…Officials will publicly display the burning of the South Korean flag in the Olympic Village sometime within the first week of the Games. The event will be broadcast live on the screens of every athletic complex in London, except for the Aquatics Centre if synchronized swimming is in progress (we do not want to disrupt the Olympics’ most celebrated competition). Then everything should be even-steven...”

Click here to view the full email document (PDF)

The NOC has not denied the validity of the email’s contents, but they have refused to comment publicly.

Of course South Korean athletes and officials were shocked when they heard the news and are now planning their own protest. London Olympics insiders are speculating that if struggles continue the two countries may be forced out of the Olympics altogether. Rumors have circulated that the countries may even hold their own competitions in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the 38^th parallel.

One obvious concern catching the attention of the U.S. is the potential for these events, which would be sparsely officiated, to get out of control.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - "The situation is rapidly unfolding, and we are monitoring it closely. We are not ruling out the possibility of sending referees to the DMZ, if the circumstances call for it.”

North and South Koreans are already clamoring over the chance to host their own “Olympics.” One crowd gathered outside a South Korean market with signs and flags chanted,

“Our Games, our way! Our Games, our way!”

Ticketmaster has already contacted both governments for exclusive rights to sell tickets.