{
  "id": 8228242,
  "title": "Blunder At Asian Games 2026! North Korea’s Anthem Accidentally Played Before South Korea’s Hockey Match, Players Left Confused | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/blunder-at-asian-games-2026-north-koreas-anthem-accidentally-played",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:50:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/blunder-at-asian-games-2026-north-koreas-anthem-accidentally-played-before-south-koreas-hockey-match-players-left-confused-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Asian Games 2026 had a moment of controversy on Friday when the organisers accidentally played North Korea’s national anthem before South Korea’s men’s field hockey match against Bangladesh. The unusual incident took place ahead of the Pool A fixture at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Kakamigahara. Wrong anthem. Another Asian Games embarrassment. The North Korean national anthem was played…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}