{
  "id": 12612130,
  "title": "Korea sports body receives apology from Asian Games organizers over mishaps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/korea-sports-body-receives-apology-from-asian-games-organizers-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261007/korea-sports-body-receives-apology-from-asian-games-organizers-over-mishaps"
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  "summary": "The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) has received a formal apology from the organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games over several issues that occurred during the recently concluded competition. The apology came in the form of a letter from the Asiad organizing committee's chief, Hideaki Omura, addressing mishaps that took place during the medal ceremony for the men's football tournament held on Saturday at Toyota Stadium. During the ceremony, the Korean national flag, Taegeukgi, was delayed in being raised to the top of the pole by the end of the national anthem due to a rope knot caught in the pulley of the pole. The organizers claimed that stadium operations staff had not properly checked the setup prior to the ceremony. This incident is the latest in a series of problems Korean athletes faced throughout the event, including the cancellation of the men's basketball team's practice session.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea sports body receives apology from Asian Games organizers over mishaps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/korea-sports-body-receives-apology-from-asian-games-organizers-over-12615930",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:47:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}