British field hockey officials apologized to the South African women's team for playing the apartheid-era national anthem before one of its matches at the London Cup, a warm-up event for the Olympics. Last month, there was another mix-up in Britain. But with relations deteriorating in the years since, each country insists on a separate flag. In 2000, sprinter Cathy Freeman caused a stir when she took a victory lap after winning the 400-meter final at the Sydney Games draped in the Aboriginal flag, which was not recognized as an official national flag by the IOC.Īlso in 2000, North and South Korean athletes marched together at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics under the unified Korea flag, sparking a standing ovation. flags over their shoulders to hide a rival sponsor's logo on their jackets when they received their gold medals.Īt the 2010 Vancouver Games, the Australians displayed a flag with a boxing kangaroo - the mascot for the country's team - in the athletes village, despite an International Olympic Committee rule that usually only permits official national flags to be displayed. At the 1992 Barcelona Games, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley from the Dream Team draped U.S. "I've never had anything happen like this before, where a country can delay a match for an hour."įlag controversies aren't new at the Olympics. It affected the mood because we were ready for the match. "It was very difficult after the incident," Colombia coach Ricardo Rozo said. The players warmed up again for 10 minutes before they returned inside the tunnel to be led out again for the national anthems. Players from both teams finally emerged onto the field about 40 minutes after the match was supposed to begin. To pass more time, music was pumped from the speakers. We're trying to resolve it and we'll keep you updated." EDT) kick off, apologizing for the delay and saying it "was due to an issue behind the scenes. Police: Person shot overnight at Platt Avenue home in West HavenĪn announcement was eventually made over the public address system about 20 minutes after the scheduled 7:45 p.m.New Haven schools headed for deficit despite relief funds, superintendent says.Police: Man stole more than 2,000 cartons of cigarettes from Milford employer.‘Can it even get any worse?’: Hamden students voice safety concerns.Body camera footage released in New Haven arrest of Unidad Latina en Acción co-founder.10 new laws taking effect in Connecticut in 2022.
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Trinket, the Guilford pony who fought to live after choking on a carrot, dies at his home.Fans were confused at first, then turned to doing the wave and finally started booing as they became increasingly restless. Wednesday's match started 1 hour, 5 minutes late. North Korea says the rocket, which broke apart shortly after liftoff, was meant to put a satellite into orbit. have called the launch a cover for a test of banned long-range missile technology. The flag mix-up comes amid high tension on the Korean Peninsula following a North Korean long-range rocket launch in April and repeated threats by Pyongyang to attack the South. North Korea and South Korea are bitter rivals. Two were carrying flags - the correct North Korean one. The players walked past reporters after the match still in uniform without stopping. "It's a matter for the organizers," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. The statement, however, included another gaffe: It failed to refer to the countries by their official Olympic names, causing organizers to reissue the statement using "Republic of Korea" and "Democratic People's Republic of Korea."Ĭommenting on the flap, the International Olympic Committee pointed to London officials.