针对中国国旗是否被挂错了位置的问题，国际奥委会对相关的规定做出了说明。国际奥委会认为，尽管两名选手并列第二名，但韩国国旗在上，中国国旗在下的安排，符合升旗规定。

According to China's national flag hanging wrong if location of the problem，The international Olympic committee (ioc) to the related regulations made the instructions。The international Olympic committee (ioc) think，Although two players tied for second place，But south Korea in the national flag，The national flag of China next arrangement，Comply with provisions of the flag-raising。

　　30日晚，中国选手孙杨与韩国选手朴泰桓获得男子200米自由泳并列第二名。在颁奖仪式上，中国国旗被放置在了韩国国旗下方。

30 days late，China's sunYang and south Korea's PiaoTaiHuan won the men's 200 m freestyle tied for second place。At the awards ceremony，Chinese national flag is placed in the south Korean flag below。

　　国际奥委会说，如遇并列情况，在颁奖仪式上两名运动员代表的国家或地区旗帜应并列悬挂；如果空间不够，可以上下悬挂，顺序依照运动员姓氏的首字母来决定。孙杨姓氏拼音的首字母为“S”，朴泰桓的拼音姓氏首字母为“P”。在字母表上，“P”排在“S”前面，故此中国国旗挂在韩国国旗之下。

The international Olympic committee (ioc) said，In case of tied for the situation，In a ceremony in two athelets representative countries or regions flag should be tied for suspension；If space is not enough，Can hang up and down，In accordance with the surname first order athletes letter to decide。The first letter sunYang surnames pinyin for“s”，PiaoTaiHuan pinyin surname first letter for“P”。In the alphabet，“P”Row in“s”front，Therefore the Chinese flag hanging in south Korea under the national flag。