The wrong national anthem played prior to South Sudan's men's Olympic basketball game vs. Puerto Rico. The correct anthem was played about three minutes later.
But it didn't prevent the team from making history, posting the country'sPrior to tipoff, the wrong national anthem was played for the African nation, which emerged from civil war to become an independent nation in 2011. The recorded track was then cut off after 20 seconds.
As the wrong national anthem played, members of the South Sudan men's basketball team stood in unison with their hands over their hearts, waiting for the issue to be reconciled. "It's the pride for their country," said South Sudan coach Royal Ivey, who is American."South Sudan. 'Sud' means 'the land of the Black.' These guys wanted to play. Wanted to hear their anthem.
"It gave us fuel to the fire," said South Sudan forward Nuni Omot, who finished with 12 points."Obviously, we felt disrespected when that happened. We've got to still earn our respect. So, I feel like for us we've got to continue to show the world what we're capable of. That was just a testament, people not respecting us still."
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