Korean Australians celebrate the 20th anniversary of South and North Korea marching together at Sydney Olympics

Celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the joint entry of South and North Korea at the opening ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympics kick off on 15 Sep at the Olympic Park, Sydney, with the slogan of ‘Peace 20 years ago, dream 12 years later’.

2000년 시드니 올림픽 개막식에서 남북이 공동 입장하는 역사적인 순간들 Source: Supplied by NUAC

이번 전시회에서는 시드니 올림픽 개막식에서 성사된 남북공동입장에 관한 호주 언론들의 보도 내용도 전시된다. Source: Supplied by NUAC

"Australian perspectives on South and North Korea marching together under a flag in the same uniforms at the opening ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympics, for the first time since the 1945 division.

 

A peak Korean community organisation ‘the National Unification Advisory Council’ will host an exhibition at Pullman in the Olympic Park from Sep 15 for three days to showcase every moment of the historic joint entry of two Koreas as one in the same uniform under one flag.

Then, Korean communities in 20 nations in Asia Pacific region including Australia will unite to join the first virtual exhibition in its kind in the community around the world so as to highlight the significance of the historic moment of South and North Korea marching together for the first time since 1945 division in the wake of the end of the WWII.

The head of Asia Pacific Assembly the NUAC Ms Susan Lee said, “The virtual exhibition in 3D will be a great platform to showcase a wider spectrum of the historic moment visually and remind the international community of the Korean people’s earnest wish for the peace and the unification of the two Koreas."

 

행사장 입구의 전시판. 2000년 9월 14일 분위기를 담은 사진이 전시되고 있다. Source: AAP

올림픽 무대에서 한반도 평화를 이끈 주역들. Source: Supplied by NUAC