The organizing committee of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has apologized for mistakenly playing the North Korean national anthem before a South Korea men's hockey match, Seoul's sports governing body said Saturday.
Organizing committee apologizes for playing N. Korean anthem at S. Korean hockey match - The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — The organizing committee of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has apologized for mistakenly playing the North Korean anthem at a South K...
Asian Games offer 'deepest apologies' for South Korea anthem blunder
The Asian Games organisers played the North Korean national anthem as South Korea’s hockey team lined up to face Bangladesh.
Asian Games: N. Korean anthem mistakenly plays before S. Korea hockey game
North Korea's national anthem was mistakenly played before a men's hockey game between South Korea and Bangladesh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, a source close to the matter said Friday.
Wrong Korea, wrong anthem: Asian Games organizers apologize to S. Korea
Organizers of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games formally apologized to the South Korean delegation after North Korea’s national anthem was mistakenly played bef
Bungling Asian Games chiefs play North Korean anthem for South Korea
Asian Games organisers mistakenly played the North Korean national anthem ahead of a men's hockey match between Bangladesh and South Korea.
North Korea anthem played at South’s Bangladesh hockey match at Asian Games
Asian Games organisers in Japan accidently play North Korea's anthem ahead of South's hockey match with Bangladesh.
Operational blunders at Asian Games disrupt Korean team - The Korea Times
Japan's organization of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is drawing criticism over a string of missteps, from playing the wrong national anthem to poor...
S. Korea files official complaint for highlighting Japanese warlord in ceremony
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The top South Korean sports body said Thursday it has filed an official complaint with the organizing committee of the Aichi
South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony
SEOUL: South Korea's Olympic committee said on Friday (Sep 18) it filed a complaint with Asian Games organisers in Nagoya for featuring a Japanese warlord at a welcoming ceremony.The event on Tuesday included a person dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who led Japan's invasions of Korea in 1592-1598, and the cere
Asian Games: Opening ceremony offers respite amid mounting complaints
Accommodation crisis, transport gaffes and national anthem mix-ups headline the games before their opening in Japan.
Bus mix-up before Asiad final turns into source of motivation for S. Korean basketball team
Hours before the men's basketball final at the Asian Games on Sunday, the South Korean team had to cancel its pre-match shootaround after its scheduled shuttle
Olympic Council of Asia President wants to keep politics out of Asian Games
The buildup to the Aichi-Nagoya Games has been overshadowed by complaints from national team delegations over organizational issues.
Beds too short in 'worst-ever' Asian Games rooms, says Korea team - The Korea Times
TOKYO — Accommodation at the Asian Games starting this week in Japan is the "worst ever," Korean officials told AFP on Monday, also warning of "a s...
Asian Games: Olympic Council of Asia officials see no accommodation issues
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Coordination Committee Chairman Mohammad Tayyab Ikram said Friday there were no concerns following reports that some athletes were unable to stay in accommodation.
Beds too short in 'worst-ever' Asian Games rooms, say South Korea
More than 17,000 athletes and officials are expected — a bigger number than the Olympics.
2026 Asian Games
The 2026 Asian Games , officially the XX Asian Games (第20回アジア競技大会) and also known as Aichi–Nagoya 2026 (愛知・名古屋2026), is an ongoing multi-sport event which are being held in Aichi Prefecture in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026, with several events starting from 10 September. Nagoya is the third Japanese city to host the Asian Games, after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994. The event is set to return to its traditional four-year cycle, after the 2022 edition was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India.
