China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha won the gold medal in the table tennis mixed doubles final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But what happened next got even more media attention.
North Korea's Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong won silver, and South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin took the bronze.
When the athletes from the three countries took a selfie on the podium, initiated by Sun Yingsha, it marked a rare moment of unity and sportsmanship. North Korea's and South Korea's athletes huddles together, despite tensions between the two countries.
South Korean broadcasters repeatedly ran videos of the selfie, sparking discussions about potential diplomatic progress.
The last major moment of unity between the two Koreas was at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
At the opening ceremony of the games, the South Korean delegation was mistakenly introduced as North Korea.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq
Sources: Time, CNN, Washington Post, SCMP, Barron's, Metro, Telegraph, Mirror, Pinkvilla, VOA News, UPI, WION, Aussiedlerbote, Koreaboo, Inside the Games, Today Online, Bluewin, Inquirer, The Will News, DJournal.