At the awards ceremony for the duet of the Tokyo Olympics and Artistic Swimming held on the 4th, there was a mistake in introducing the pair of Ukraine who won the bronze medal as the Russian Olympic Committee, and the Games Organizing Committee said on the 5th. I apologize for the above mistake. "
In the artistic swimming duet, the free routine of the final on the 4th was held, the Russian Olympic Committee pair won the gold medal, and the Ukrainian pair won the bronze medal.
According to the Organizing Committee, there was a mistake in announcing the "Russian Olympic Committee" when introducing the Ukrainian pair at the awards ceremony held immediately after the competition.
At the award ceremony, the countries and regions of the medalists were announced in three languages in the order of French, English, and Japanese, but there was a mistake in the introduction in French, and an apology and correction were made on the spot.
The Ukrainian pair initially looked confused, but after that, when properly announced, they smiled and went up to the podium.
Although there have been no protests from the Ukrainian side, the Organizing Committee apologized at a press conference on the 5th, saying, "It is an operational mistake and I would like to apologize to the Ukrainian team."