Sailing World Championship Aug. 10th at 0:49, holding the Korean flag upside down temporarily
At the venue in Kanagawa Prefecture where the Sailing 470th World Championship was held, it was found that the Korean flag was mistakenly held upside down temporarily, and the Japan 470 Association, which was responsible for the tournament, apologized to the Korean Sailing Federation. Sent.
Sailing's 470-class world championship started off on Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which will be the venue for next year's Tokyo Olympics.
According to the officials of the tournament, the flag of the country or region in which it participated was raised at the venue, but the Korean flag was temporarily upside down.
Because of the mistake of the staff, it was pointed out by the Korean team by the first day of the race on the 5th, and it was correctly raised.
In response, the Japan 470 Association, which oversaw the tournament, sent an apology statement to the Korean Sailing Federation and others on the 5th, stating “I sincerely apologize for improperly raising the national flag”.
All 5 teams from Korea entered the tournament.