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Winners of 2nd Abu Dhabi Government Games Championship Crowned

The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM
The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM
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Winners of 2nd Abu Dhabi Government Games Championship Crowned

The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM
The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council - WAM

Winners of the 2nd Abu Dhabi Government Games Championship were honored by competitions will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, 13 March, at a special award-giving ceremony held yesterday at the Abu Dhabi Sports Hub.

The winners were crowned in 11 sports including football, archery, padel, fitness, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, chess, badminton, running and cycling.

The competitions were organized from 13th to 28th March by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with the support of the Government Support Department, and featuring participation of over 2000 employees from more than 40 government agencies from Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) won the competition shield for the entity that participated with the largest number of players in various competitions, while Abu Dhabi Police won the general sports excellence shield after winning the largest number of competitions.
The top three finishers in each competition were crowned.

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South Korea Expresses Regret after Its Athletes Introduced as North Korea at Opening Ceremony

Athletes of South Korea travel by boat along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP)
Athletes of South Korea travel by boat along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP)
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South Korea Expresses Regret after Its Athletes Introduced as North Korea at Opening Ceremony

Athletes of South Korea travel by boat along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP)
Athletes of South Korea travel by boat along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP)

South Korea expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday was introduced as from rival North Korea and has demanded assurances from organizers the mistake will not happen again.

As the boat carrying South Korean athletes passed on the Seine, the announcer introduced them as the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" - the official name of North Korea - in French and English.

The announcer used the same introduction when the North Korean delegation passed.

South Korea's vice minister for sports and culture, Jang Mi-ran, who was in Paris, had requested a meeting with International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach, the ministry said in a statement.

"We express regret that the country was introduced as North Korea at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games when the athletes of the Republic of Korea were entering," it said.

South Korea's National Olympic Committee immediately referred the incident to the Games' organizers and requested that the error will not be repeated.

South Korea's delegation includes 143 athletes competing in 21 events. North Korea, which is returning to the Games for the first time since Rio 2016, has sent 16 athletes.