{
  "id": 8232788,
  "title": "North Korea's anthem played for South Korea's field hockey team at Asian Games 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/north-koreas-anthem-played-for-south-koreas-field-hockey-team-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/north-koreas-anthem-played-for-south-koreas-field-hockey-team-at-asian-games-2026-1.500679380"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: The chaos at the 2026 Asian Games seems to have no end as another viral incident unfolded at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on Friday ahead of the South Korea vs Bangladesh's men's field hockey match. The latest blunder saw organisers of the event mistakenly playing North Korea’s national anthem ahead of South Korea’s game on Friday. Videos circulating on social media showed South Korean…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "South Korea rejects combat deployment in Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-rejects-combat-deployment-in-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:08:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "South Korea rules out military deployment in Middle East conflict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-rules-out-military-deployment-in-middle-east-conflict",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:29:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "South Korea rules out troops for Iran war intervention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-rules-out-troops-for-iran-war-intervention",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:17:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Korea’s president rejects US request for Iran war support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-president-rejects-us-request-for-iran-war-support",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:26:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Abu Dhabi, South Korea explore stablecoins and digital payments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/abu-dhabi-south-korea-explore-stablecoins-and-digital-payments",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:21:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "North Korea anthem played at South’s Bangladesh hockey match at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/north-korea-anthem-played-at-souths-bangladesh-hockey-match-at-asian",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:59:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[PHOTOS] Asian Games: South Korea eliminates Iran, advances to final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/photos-asian-games-south-korea-eliminates-iran-advances-to-final",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:12:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}