PHNOM PENH – Organisers of the 2023 SEA Games opening ceremony have issued a public apology to Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar for unintentionally holding their country flags upside down during the opening ceremony at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on Friday (May 5). Town Production, a Cambodian broadcasting and media production company, said in a statement on Saturday that it...
Myanmar and Indonesia's flags were held upside down during a performance at the opening ceremony of the Cambodia SEA Games. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
It added: “We take full responsibility on this matter and would like to humbly ask for your forgiveness for overlooking such important details from our team. The hosts kicked off its first-ever SEA Games with an opening extravaganza to remember at the National Stadium on Friday as those in attendance, including Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith, International Olympic Committee vice-president Ng Ser Miang and Singapore National Olympic Council president Tan Chuan-Jin, were treated to a night of colour, culture and celebration.
“Two people were carrying flags and both were upside down, I mean the flag couldn’t have been prepared all of a sudden right?”
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