South Sudan’s Olympic basketball debut began with an awkward anthem glitch, but ended with the men’s team pulling off a stunning upset of Puerto Rico.
Prior to start of Sunday's matchup against Puerto Rico the national anthem of the African nation was abruptly cut off about 20 seconds into the playing of the recorded track. Various online posts claim it was Sudan's anthem - and not South Sudan's - that was played over the arena speakers. South Sudan qualified for the Paris Games for the first time last year after emerging from civil war with Sudan to become an independent nation in 2011.
The Sudanese players and their fans first stood confused, prompting fans of both teams inside Lille's Pierre Mauroy Stadium to boo. They then started clapping as Sudan's players stood in unison with their hands over their hearts watching for the issue to be reconciled.
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