GIVE HIM HIS MEDAL

The South Korean national team manager Hong Myung-bo is of the opinion that Park Jong-woo should be allowed to get his bronze medal as a result of South Korea lifting the medal at the London Olympics 2012 football tournament.

The South Korean national team was not one of the favourites to win the gold medal, but they did well at the competition to lift the bronze medal. However, the player Park Jong-woo has not been allowed to receive his medal by the country after he voiced his opinions about the territorial problems between South Korea and Japan.

The manager of the national team, though, is of the opinion that he should be allowed to receive the medal because he has been extremely influential in helping the team win the bronze medal. South Korea where taking on Japan in the bronze medal match at the London Olympics. They managed to defeated Japan 2-0 in the match. However, the officials of the Olympics tournament has said that the player will not be eligible to receive the award after his public opinion about the territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea that has been creating a lot of problems in the region.

"He was as big a contributor to the team as anyone. As far as I am concerned, he is a well-deserving bronze medalist. That should have been his moment to remember, and he never got that chance. When I heard the KOC decided not to let Park attend these events, I was very disappointed. I personally called him and told him to come. It was the least I could do as his coach," said the manager of the national team after the decision by the Olympics officials. Hong Myung-bo was the captain of the national team that surprised everyone at the 2002 World Cup.

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