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Tabuk Deputy Governor Crowns Winners of ‘Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024’

Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA
Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA
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Tabuk Deputy Governor Crowns Winners of ‘Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024’

Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA
Winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" were awarded on Saturday - SPA

Under the patronage of the Governor of Tabuk Region, Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of the Tabuk Region, Prince Khalid bin Saud bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, crowned the winners of the "Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024" on Saturday.
The event marked the conclusion of the second round of the Saudi Toyota Championship rallies, in the presence of the President of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdullah bin Faisal, at the Grand Millennium Tabuk Hotel, SPA reported.
The Deputy Governor commended the success of the rally, affirming that the current sporting events in the Kingdom underscore the leadership's dedication to positioning the nation on the map of global sports.
Furthermore, he praised the efforts of Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports, and the President of the SAMF, for their unwavering support for motorsports and its participants.
He also crowned the winners of the first places in the Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024 competitions.

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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.