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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: 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.

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: Apology issued over N. Korean anthem at S. Korea hockey game
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.

Asian Games: Governing body urged to address participant surge: sources
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As the number of athletes and officials expected to take part in the upcoming Asian Games is likely to exceed initial projections by

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.

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...

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.

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

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.
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.

Asian Games stumble before opening with leaks, lost buses - The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — A representative of a sports federation who moved into the cruise ship athletes’ village at Kinjo Pier near Nagoya Port on Wednesda...

Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash
NAGOYA: Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is "functional" and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.More than 17,000 competitors and officials are expected at the continent's biggest sporting spectacular, which opens on Saturda

Japan under pressure amid accommodation woes as Asian Games kick off
It’s the world's biggest sporting event, held every four years – the 20th edition of Asian games is starting in Japan. Organisers came under pressure even before competition began… as thousands more…

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Steve Javie can’t recall much from the actual game itself, but he’ll always remember what happened later that night. It was Javie’s first NBA Finals game in 1995, always a huge deal for an up-and-coming referee. Several of his family members were in the crowd. Finals games back then started at 9:00 p.m. Eastern; Javie…

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...
