Phil McConaughey: the saddest gold medalist of the Rio Olympics will soon go back to North Korea
This North Korean athlete won not only a gold medal, but also the title of the saddest champion at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Gymnast Lee Segwan, a gold medalist in the vault, was surrounded by smiling faces on the podium. Despite the fact that he is only the third gymnast from North Korea in history to win a gold medal at the Olympics, Lee Segwan could barely hold back tears, and his face looked very sad.
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Lee Segwan assured the press that, on the contrary, he was filled with joy that he had brought victory to his leader Kim Jong-un. The Daily Mail journalists decided that he was so sad because he had to return to Pyongyang, and he had already seen the free world.
Russian gymnast Denis Ablyazin, who won silver in the same discipline, and Japanese Kenzo Shirai are smiling all over their mouths, but nothing can console Lee Segwan.
The commentators' assumptions about the bleak prospect of the athlete's return to his homeland are quite understandable. The Olympians from North Korea arrived in Brazil under the strict supervision of officials. It is reported that this week, donated Samsung mobile phones were confiscated from North Korean athletes due to fears that they would try to contact the outside world.
The South Korean electronics manufacturer is one of the many sponsors of the Olympics, who gave away a smartphone to all 11,200 athletes during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. The North Korean Olympic Committee banned smartphones and did not allow its national team to visit tourist attractions and somehow contact athletes from other countries.
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