Athletes from South Korea's delegation wave flags as they sail on a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
Six South Korean swimmers competing at the Paris Games have left the Olympic village and moved into a hotel near the swimming arena to avoid the long commute in hot buses. The men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team moved into a hotel that is a five-minute walk from Paris La Defense Arena, where the swimming events will be held. Chong received complaints that the buses the swimmers used to travel to the arena had no air-conditioning while the windows were taped shut.