Olympics: North Korean flag row

North Korea's first women's football match of the London Olympics was delayed for more than an hour on Wednesday after they refused to play in an embarrassing mix-up over national flags.

A source told AFP the team were angry after Hampden Park's giant screen showed images of North Korean players next to the South Korean flag before their match with Colombia.

The game failed to start as scheduled at 7:45 pm (1845 GMT), but was due to kick off at 8:50 pm.

There was no immediate official comment from Olympics organisers about the blunder, which came on the first day of competition of London 2012.

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Discussion 1 : 26/07/2012 at 06:49 AM
I thought the Olympics didn't start until Saturday.
Discussion 2 : 26/07/2012 at 06:10 AM
The original Olympics had neither flags nor uniforms! :>))
Discussion 3 : 26/07/2012 at 05:51 AM
The organizers regretted the incident already, however just shows that mistakes happens everywhere, NorthKorea won the match later on 2-0.
Discussion 4 : 26/07/2012 at 05:49 AM
How bad did the North Korean women get beat?

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