LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A South Korean soccer playershould not attend Saturday’s presentation ceremony at which hewas due to receive a bronze medal after he was photographedholding aloft a political message about a long-runningterritorial dispute after the game, the IOC said. The player held up a sign after his team’s victory overAsian rivals Japan on Friday. The two countries are in a dispute over islands which areknown as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and whichlie equidistant from the two mainlands. …
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Olympics-S.Korea soccer player should be barred from podium-IOC (Reuters)
