Anย embarrassingย errorย byย theย organizersย onย Sundayย marredย Southย Sudan’sย first basketballย game at the Paris Olympics. The error marred a historic occasion wherein the Southย Sudan basketball team showcased their skills at the Olympics for the first time.
The Africanย nation’sย basketballย team had lined up for the national anthems beforeย theirย gameย againstย Puertoย Rico. However, to their shock and horror, the Paris Olympics organisers played theย wrongย anthem,ย whichย leftย the players from South Sudan looking quite upset.
Followingย theย error,ย supportersย ofย Southย Sudanย jeeredย fromย theย standsย atย theย Stadeย Pierre-Mauroyย inย Villeneuve-d’Ascq.
Theย errorย wasย quicklyย fixed,ย andย theย rightย songย wasย playedย toย aย chorusย ofย cheersย fromย Puertoย Rico’sย playersย andย fans.
The contest against Puerto Rico marked Southย Sudan’s debut inย theย Olympicย basketballย competition.
Theย incidentย onย Sundayย wasย reminiscentย ofย theย fauxย pasย by the Paris Olympics organisers atย Friday’sย openingย ceremony,ย whenย Southย Korea’sย Olympicย squadย wasย erronously introduced asย Northย Korea.ย
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South Sudan create history at Paris Olympics
South Sudan created history at the Olympic Games on Sunday.
The youngest country in the world registered a thumping victory in their first game in Olympic history in the menโs basketball competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Nicknamed the ‘Bright Stars’, the South Sudan men’s basketball team made a promising start at their debut Olympic appearance, overpowering Puerto Rico by a comfortable 90-79 margin. The impresssive performance was spearheaded by Carlik Jones, who led the scoring charts with 19 points.
South Sudan had gone into the Paris Olympic Games with little expectations, having made their first appearance at an official international game a mere seven years ago.
However, basketball fans all over the world were forced to sit up and take notice when they African nation gave formidable United States a run for their money in a warmup match ahead of the Paris Olympics, taking the fight to the final seconds of the contest before narrowly losing 100-101.
