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North Korea and South Korea's gymnasts display the true spirit of the Olympics

Posted by jubilantj182 pts Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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Recently, pictures of gymnasts from the two Koreas smiling toothily together became a hot topic in the media. 


The pictures show North Korea's 27-year-old Hong Un-jong and 17-year-old Lee Eun-ju during their practice for the Olympics, posing happily together with bright grins on their faces, taking selfies, glad-handing, and just creating a feel-good atmosphere with their positive attitudes. 


It's great to see that the girls got along swell despite their ten-year age gap and more importantly, their starkly contrasting lifestyles. 


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Lee Eun-ju was selected to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics after Lee Go-im, who took first place to be the national representative, suffered an arm injury. Hong has won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. 







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