The Victory Selfieas coined by the Olympics organizershas become a trend at the Paris Olympics, after the practice was not allowed in prior Olympics. This year, however, medalists have been able to snap photos of themselves on the podium using phones from sponsor Samsung, the South Korean conglomerate.
The Korean Peninsula (and China) selfie comes as bilateral relations between Seoul and Pyongyang are perhaps at their lowest since the Korean War. Despite North Korea long being an outcast in world politics, it has taken a different approach in athletics, seeing sports as a way to humanize its regimewhat has come to be known as sports diplomacy.
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