North Korea reportedly won’t let its Olympians have those free Samsung phones
The Olympics are a testament to the human spirit, physical greatness,
nation pride and, of course, swag. So, so much swag. Because let’s be
real, if you train your entire life for a once-every-four-years event,
you’d damn well better get a nice goodies.
Samsung certainly did its part at this year’s games. As the Official
Smartphone Partner for the Summer Olympics, the company handed out 12,500 Rio-branded editions
of its Galaxy S7 Edge handset. Though, apparently not every athlete is
actually walking away with the shiny new Android handset.
Radio Free Asia’s Korea bureau is reporting
that, among the other reasons it’s tough to be a North Korean Olympian,
the country’s officials are not allowing its participating athletes to
walk away with the complimentary phone. The service cites a source that
confirms that, while officials from the country accepted the 31 phones
offered to the team’s athletes, they were reported not delivered to
their intended recipients.
The report raises questions about whether the failure to deliver the handsets is tied to an attempt to limit the athletes’ communications.
Source: Cnet
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