{
  "id": 10692616,
  "title": "[ASIAN GAMES] Asian Games organizers apologize for volleyball team's bus mix-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/asian-games-asian-games-organizers-apologize-for-volleyball-teams-bus",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260929/asian-games-asian-games-organizers-apologize-for-volleyball-teams-bus-mix-up"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan - The organizers of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games expressed regret on Tuesday for a transportation blunder that disrupted the South Korean men's volleyball team's training routine. On Monday, the South Korean men's volleyball squad was scheduled to conduct a morning training session before facing Chinese Taipei in a group stage match later that day. Due to a bus mix-up, the official transportation took the team to the incorrect location, resulting in the cancellation of their morning training. The organizing committee's spokesperson, Ayumi Sakamoto, acknowledged the committee's grave mistake during a press briefing. The committee admitted that there had been an error in assigning buses to the South Korean and Pakistani volleyball teams at their accommodation. The bus meant for the South Korean team ended up carrying the Pakistani team, while another bus designated for Pakistan was responsible for picking up the South Korean players. Consequently, the Pakistani team arrived late at the venue, causing a delay in their preliminary-round match. The South Korean team also had to abandon their planned morning training session.",
  "summary": "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 transportation mix-up that disrupted its training schedule. On Monday, the South Korean men's volleyball team was to hold a training session in the morning before its second group stage match against Chinese Taipei in the evening. The official bus…",
  "key_points": [
    "Asian Games organizers apologize for transportation mix-up.",
    "South Korean volleyball team's morning training canceled.",
    "Pakistani team arrived late due to bus confusion."
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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