Nagoya Asian Games frequent mistakes, South Korean team won the modern pentathlon gold medal but was mistakenly called the Republic of China
Quick Look
- The Nagoya Asian Games suffered a series of mistakes.
- North Korea's Korean anthem was played incorrectly during the South Korean men's hockey game.
- The emcee mistakenly called South Korea "the Republic of China" during the modern pentathlon gold medal award ceremony, sparking strong dissatisfaction among the South Korean media.
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Why It Matters
Since the start of the Nagoya Asian Games, there have been a series of organizational mistakes, including the incorrect playing of the national anthem, the failure of the shuttle bus to arrive and problems with accommodation arrangements, which have aroused the attention and dissatisfaction of the media in participating countries.
The South Korean team (middle) won the modern pentathlon gold medal. (Provided by Nagoya Asian Games Preparatory Committee)
[Reporter Lu Yangxuan/Comprehensive Report] The Nagoya Asian Games has been experiencing constant episodes. The South Korean team was mistakenly played a North Korean song before. Recently, at the award ceremony for the modern pentathlon gold medal, the country's name was also referred to as the "Republic of China." There are endless problems this year, making media from various countries shake their heads.
South Korea was very dissatisfied when the South Korean team misplayed a North Korean song during a men's hockey match on the 18th. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, the Asian Games Organizing Committee stated that the cause of the incident was the misuse of the sound source by on-site staff, and the organizing committee has officially apologized to South Korea.
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In addition, the South Korean men's basketball team had to cancel its morning training because the shuttle bus did not show up the morning before the gold medal game. At the men's modern pentathlon team competition awards ceremony on the same day, when introducing the gold medalist South Korean team, the host first said "Republic of China (Republic of China)" in English, and then changed to "Korea (South Korea)", which also caused strong dissatisfaction in the South Korean media.
"The Yomiuri Shimbun" pointed out that the Nagoya Asian Games has so far caused dissatisfaction with the media in many countries. Takaaki Matsushita, deputy director of the Organizing Committee Secretariat, said on the 22nd: "We have indeed caused a lot of trouble to everyone in some aspects." He explained that in terms of shuttle bus dispatching, requests are often made after the reservation deadline, so "sometimes it may not be possible to arrange vehicles."
As for the accommodation issue, Osamu Takaaki said that in some cases, there were errors in the accommodation list submitted in advance, and it took a long time to process additional accommodation needs. He emphasized that "the transportation dispatch and accommodation plans prepared in advance are operating normally."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee will review the process for shuttle bus and accommodation issues
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will more countries file formal protests over similar mistakes?
- Will the organizing committee improve the process to avoid the same mistakes at subsequent events?
- Will South Korea require disciplinary action against those involved?
