The sign that's put the South Korean footballer onto the headlines read "Dokdo is our land." Dokdo, or Takeshima in Japanese, are a set of islands half way between Korea and Japan, that have been disputed爭議 between the two countries for decades.
A Korean Olympics Committee official told reporters that the sign that the midfielder中場 displayed was handed to him by spectators觀眾 at the end of the match, and the player simply ran with it overcome with the joy of victory勝利. FIFA, the world football governing body, has asked the Korean Football Association to further進一步 investigate調查 the incident and provide results by the 16th.
Political messages are banned禁止 at the Olympics and the 23-year-old footballer was barred from attending the medal award ceremony.
In South Korea, passion激情 remains high over the rocky岩石 islands under dispute. For many Koreans, it is a reminder of 35 years of colonial rule殖民統治 by Japan. While Korean territory領土 before its annexation合併 was eventually returned, the claim to Dokdo or Takeshima has continuously been disputed.
On Friday, a few days before Korea's Liberation Day, President Lee Myung Bak made a surprise visit to Dokdo, the first South Korean President to set foot on踏上 the disputed islands, generating fierce criticism批評 from Japan.
A Korean Olympics Committee official told reporters that the sign that the midfielder中場 displayed was handed to him by spectators觀眾 at the end of the match, and the player simply ran with it overcome with the joy of victory勝利. FIFA, the world football governing body, has asked the Korean Football Association to further進一步 investigate調查 the incident and provide results by the 16th.
Political messages are banned禁止 at the Olympics and the 23-year-old footballer was barred from attending the medal award ceremony.
In South Korea, passion激情 remains high over the rocky岩石 islands under dispute. For many Koreans, it is a reminder of 35 years of colonial rule殖民統治 by Japan. While Korean territory領土 before its annexation合併 was eventually returned, the claim to Dokdo or Takeshima has continuously been disputed.
On Friday, a few days before Korea's Liberation Day, President Lee Myung Bak made a surprise visit to Dokdo, the first South Korean President to set foot on踏上 the disputed islands, generating fierce criticism批評 from Japan.
.http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/08/120814_witn_korean_olympics.shtml
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