Paris Olympics winner may be penalised for smiling with rivals from China, South Korea
Live MintIn a bizarre turn of events, North Korean athletes Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, who won silver medals for their country at the recent Paris Olympics, are undergoing a process of 'ideological evaluation', according to a report in The Telegraph. The review process would reportedly include going through every aspect of the athletes' behaviour at the Olympics, and if they are found to have behaved in a way that contradicts Kim Jong Un's regime, they could face disciplinary action. According to the Telegraph, the two athletes came under government scrutiny after they were seen 'grinning' alongside foreign competitors, including South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon. Notably, North Korean athletes had reportedly been given ‘special instructions’ to not interact with South Korean or other foreign athletes in Paris and warned about the repercussions of not following this order.
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