Rio 2016 officials apologize to China for using wrong flag

Olympics officials in Rio have apologized after discovering they were raising an incorrect Chinese national flag during medal ceremonies.

Both Chinese flags are red and feature a large yellow star flanked by four smaller stars. But there are subtle differences in how the smaller stars are aligned.

"We do understand that there is a problem with the flag," said Mario Andrada, Rio 2016 Olympic Games executive communications director, on Monday. "It's very

small. You have to be very familiar with the Chinese flag to understand that. However, we need to correct it."

Viewers in China spotted the mistake and took to Sina Weibo -- a Chinese social media site -- to complain, according to China News Service (CNS), the

state-run news agency.

Although minor, the mistake bothered people in China. State-run newspaper People's Daily said, "the botched flag has been a source of public

disappointment among Chinese netizens and viewers."

On the correct Chinese flag the four smaller stars should be rotated so that they point toward the center of the larger star. Instead, the flags used in Rio were

positioned parallel to each other -- like the stars on the American flag, for example.

Wrong flag in Rio:

Correct Flag:

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