The UK Telegraph apologized after erring in the nationality of an Olympics athlete, the Irish Independent reported.
The Telegraph had mis-identified Irish boxer Katie Taylor as British, according to the Guardian’s Roy Greenslade.
According to the Independent, the apology was posted on the Telegraph‘s Twitter and read:
“We’re sorry for mistakenly describing the fantastic boxer Katie Taylor as British in our London 2012 section today. She is Irish, of course.”