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[Global Network Report] On July 26, local time, the opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games was held in Paris, France. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo reported on the 28th that on the day of the opening ceremony, the official social media account of the Olympic Games uploaded multiple groups of photos of delegations from various countries entering the venue by boat. However, it is worth noting that some Korean netizens found that in these photos, only the Korean flag was "blurred" and no Korean athletes' faces could be seen. This matter "caused controversy" in South Korea, and some netizens said that "South Korea was discriminated against."

According to reports, on the 27th, articles titled "(Korean) athletes and the Korean flag uploaded on the official social media account of the Olympics" and "Another controversy over discrimination against Korea" appeared in major Korean online communities. In these articles, there are photos uploaded by the official social media account of the Paris Olympics of Korean athletes entering the opening ceremony by boat.

The picture is a photo that caused controversy among Korean netizens. Korean netizens said that in this group of photos, the Korean flag was "blurred" and no Korean athletes' faces could be seen. Source: Korean media report with pictures

The report said that the controversial part was that the quality of the Korean photos was significantly lower than that of other countries. For example, in the entrance photos of other countries, the faces and flags of the athletes of various countries were clearly shown, but in the Korean photos, no athlete's face was shown, and the Korean flag was "blurred". The focus of the photo was not the Korean athletes, but the tourists gathered on the Seine River bridge.

In response, the Chosun Ilbo quoted Korean netizens' comments, saying, "We are being discriminated against again," "Why is it only South Korea that is being treated like this?" and "Only South Korea has such blurry photos."

However, regarding this incident, some netizens said, "(People in our country) are too immersed in the consciousness of being a victim. Maybe this is just an accidental incident."

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the first time that Paris, France, has hosted the Summer Olympics again after 1900 and 1924. It is also the third time in French history that the Summer Olympics has been held. This Olympic opening ceremony is the first opening ceremony in Olympic history that is not held in a stadium.