Yapa Games played the national anthem incorrectly three times, and the mayor of Nagoya came out to apologize.

The Asian Para Games is in full swing, but errors in event operations have once again occurred. Nagoya Mayor Hirosawa Ichiro confirmed today (21st) that three incidents of incorrect playing of the national anthem occurred during the game, and he publicly apologized for this.

"Nihon TV" reported that Nagoya Mayor Hirosawa Ichiro said: "In previous Asian Games, the wrong national anthem has happened. What was the reason at that time? What countermeasures were taken to deal with this reason? Countermeasures have been taken, so why did it happen again this time? I think it is necessary to conduct a thorough review and verification again."

According to the organizing committee of the conference, these three incidents all occurred on the 19th of this month. At the awards ceremony for Taiwanese athletes in the men's 58kg taekwondo category, the Iranian national anthem was played by mistake; while at the award ceremony for the women's 52kg taekwondo, the Mongolian national anthem was supposed to be played, but it was also played as the Iranian national anthem.

In addition, before the seated volleyball match between China and Iran, when the national anthem was played live, the Chinese national anthem was not played, but the South Korean anthem was mistakenly played for about 5 seconds.

Incorrect national anthem playing has occurred in previous Asian Games. Although preventive measures such as comparing and confirming song titles were implemented at that time, the organizing committee of the Games explained that this time it was due to incorrect equipment settings and other reasons.

The organizing committee of the conference said that in the future they will ensure that multiple people check the song titles before they are played.