TRIBUN-VIDEO.COM – An incident occurred before the opening ceremony, aka the opening ceremony of the 2023 SEA Games. The Indonesian flag was flying upside down. The incident occurred during the pre-show, aka the performance before the main opening ceremony of the 2023 SEA Games was held. Quoted from Antara News, one of the local Cambodian singers performed accompanied by dancers carrying the flags of the 11 countries participating in the 2023 SEA Games, including Indonesia. However, the dancers carrying the Indonesian flag are all upside down. The red color that should be at the top and white at the bottom, is actually fluttering in the opposite position. This is not the first time the Indonesian flag has been turned upside down at the biggest biennial sporting event in Southeast Asia. A similar case occurred at the XXIX/2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The difference is, the incident occurred in the activity guidebook. The climax of the 2023 SEA Games opening ceremony officially took place at the Morodok Techo Stadium, Phnom Penh, Friday (5/5/2023) at 19.00 WIB. However, a series of events started in the afternoon by presenting various performances, including art that displayed Cambodian identity as the host. The opening ceremony will be attended by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and other dignitaries. The 2023 SEA Games take place after Cambodia has been preparing for seven years for the development of infrastructure and improvement of athletes, as well as others. One of the highlights of the 2023 SEA Games opening ceremony is the parade or parade of the contingent of participants. The Indonesian contingent was represented by 45 people, consisting of 25 athletes and officials, as well as 15 representatives of the CdM team and the Executive Committee of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia). The sports that took part in the parade were karate, teqball, swimming, pencak silat and takraw. Female swimmer Flairene Candrea Wonomiharjo has a great opportunity to lead the Indonesian contingent by carrying the Red and White flag in the 2023 SEA Games opening ceremony demonstration. This article has been published on Kompas.com with the title “Incident ahead of the opening of the 2023 SEA Games, Indonesian Flag Raised upside down”, Click for read: https://www.kompas.com/sports/read/2023/05/05/19225198/insiden-jelang-pembukaan-sea-games-2023-bendera-indonesia-dikibaran?page=all#page3. Author: Faishal Raihan Editor: Faishal Raihan Kompascom+ read news without ads: https://kmp.im/plus6 Download app: https://kmp.im/app6
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