London Olympics Soccer South Korea Political Flag

Chris Wright

12th, August 2012

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In this photo taken on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, South Korea’s Park Jong-woo holds up a banner reading “Dokdo is our Territory,” referring to the largely uninhabited islets, midway between South Korea and Japan, after his team won their bronze medal men’s soccer match against Japan, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Park, who displayed his country’s flag with the political slogan after the match should be barred from Saturday’s medal ceremony, the IOC told team officials. FIFA statutes prohibit political statements being made at its matches, and the IOC generally only allows official national flags to be displayed at events. (AP Photo/Jon Super)