North and South Korean Athletes Take History-Making Selfie Together At Olympics

After the mixed table tennis doubles, China won gold, while North Korea came second and South Korea third, with bronze.

The selfie demonstrates how sports can create affinities taken by #LimJonghoon of #SouthKorea with North Korean silver medalists #KimKumyong and #RiJongsik, center, with Chinese gold medalists #WangChuqin and #SunYingsha flanking South Korean #ShinYubin. #Paris2024Olympic #Paris pic.twitter.com/p2KIItOPlZ

— Iqbal Latif (@ilatif) July 31, 2024

North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, South Korea’s Shin Yu-bin and Chinese team mate Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha all got in and smiled for the camera.