This is down right childish, but what do you expect when it comes to the continuing pissing matches between the ROK and Japan:
South Korea on Saturday took down banners at its Olympic athletes’ village with a nod to history, following a request from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said the IOC had raised issues with the message written across a few banners, initially hung on balconies at South Korean athletes’ rooms at the village in Tokyo. The letters translated as, “I still have support from 50 million Korean people.”
This was in reference to the famous words left by Admiral Yi Sun-sin before he and his undermanned fleet took on Japan in a naval battle in 1597. Yi, one of the most revered historical figures in South Korea, told King Seonjo of the Joseon Dynasty: “I still have 12 battleships left” and then maneuvered those dozen vessels to take down some 300 Japanese ships.
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You can read more at the link, but instead of worrying about something that happened in the 16th century you would think these athletes would be more focused on the competition.
