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...
Hockey: South Korea have North Korean anthem played at Asian Games
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.
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
Korea sports body receives apology from Asian Games organizers over mishaps - The Korea Times
The top Korean sports organization said Wednesday it received a formal apology from the organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games over a series of...
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.
[ASIAN GAMES] Asian Games organizers apologize for volleyball team's bus mix-up - The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — The organizing committee of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday apologized to the South Korean men's volleyball team for a...
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organizers apologize for wrong anthem, transport issues
NAGOYA -- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee apologized Sept. 22 for a series of problems in the operation of the sporting event, inclu
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.
They’re not playing our song! North Korean anthem played at South Korean field hockey match
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — South Korean field hockey players were perplexed Friday when the national anthem of North Korea was played — instead of their own — before a men’s field hockey match against Ba…
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...
Asian Games: Organizing chief apologizes on final day for logistical errors
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organizing committee president Hideaki Omura apologized Sunday on the final day of the event for a series of logistical glitches, including delays in accommodation check-ins and transportation.
Indian medalist calls Japan-hosted Asian Games a 'sad' event for athletes
Official from Aichi-Nagoya organizing committee apologizes for logistical lapses
'Chaotic' Asian Games threaten Japan hopes of hosting Olympics again
The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya saw a catalogue of mishaps, from athletes taken to the wrong venues to the North Korean national anthem played for the South Korean hockey team.
Games-South Korea team condemn Asian Games organisers over logistical 'shortcomings'
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 22 : South Korea's Chef de Mission Lee Sang-hyun criticized Asian Games organisers on Tuesday for logistical failures that had inconvenienced athletes and said concrete measures must be taken to ensure the problems are not repeated.Lee told Reuters his delegation had requested a meeting wi
