Viewers were left confused on Friday night when the Thai flag was raised during a medal ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics, even though no Thai athlete had won a medal.
The mix-up occurred during the medal presentation for the men’s heavyweight boxing category, in which Uzbekistan took gold, Azerbaijan won silver and Tajikistan won bronze alongside Spain. Two bronze medals are awarded in Olympic boxing.
As the athletes stood on the podium to receive their medals, the Thai flag was displayed in place of the Tajikistani flag. The Tajikistan flag was not raised.
Despite the mix-up, all four boxers carried on with the ceremony and posed happily for a photograph.
A Reddit user noted that the country codes of Thailand (TH) and Tajikistan (TJ) are close. The letters “H and J are beside each other on a keyboard, so it could’ve been a human error.”
