{
  "id": 12615930,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261007/korea-sports-body-receives-apology-from-asian-games-organizers-over-mishaps"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) received a formal apology from the organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games for several mishaps that occurred during the recent competition. The apology was sent by Hideaki Omura, the chief of the Asiad organizing committee, the day after the incident. The mishap took place during the medal ceremony for the men's football tournament at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, located east of the main host city Nagoya. Despite Korea defeating Japan 1-0 in the gold medal match, the Korean national flag, the Taegeukgi, was delayed in being raised to the top of the pole by the end of the national anthem. The organizers revealed that a rope knot had become caught in the pulley on the pole and that the stadium's operations staff had not adequately inspected the setup before the ceremony. This incident is the latest in a series of problems faced by Korean athletes throughout the event. For example, the men's basketball team had to cancel its shootaround the morning of the tournament.",
  "summary": "The top Korean sports organization said Wednesday it received a formal apology from the organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games over a series of mishaps that occurred during the recently concluded competition. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said the Asiad organizing committee sent a letter the previous day under the name of its chief, Hideaki Omura, to apologize for an incident…",
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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."
}