They're Not Playing Our Song! Wrong Korean Anthem Played at Field Hockey Match at Asian Games
Organizers corrected the anthem mix-up before play, and South Korea still beat Bangladesh 5-0 in a match held ahead of the opening ceremony.
- South Korean field hockey players were perplexed Friday when the national anthem of North Korea played instead of their own before their match against Bangladesh at the Asian Games; South Korea won 5-0.
- Some matches at the Asian Games have been played early to accommodate a crowded schedule featuring more than 11,000 athletes, with the official opening ceremony set for tomorrow.
- Many South Korean players stood at attention, unsure of how to respond, with some running their hands through their hair and others holding their right hand over their heart as the incorrect anthem played.
- Organizers quickly corrected the technical error and played the correct South Korean national anthem before the match resumed, resolving the initial confusion.
- The Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, feature more than 11,000 athletes, exceeding the Summer Olympics scale, as events continue through the official opening set for tomorrow.
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Oskaloosa HeraldThey're not playing our song! North Korean anthem played at South Korean field hockey match
South Korean field hockey players were perplexed when the national anthem of North Korea was played instead of their own before a men's field hockey match against Bangladesh at the Asian Games. South Korean players looked on, unsure of how…
They’re not playing our song! Wrong Korean anthem played at field hockey match at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — South Korean field hockey players were perplexed Friday when the national anthem of North Korea was played — instead of their own — before a men’s field hockey match against Bangladesh at the Asian Games.
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They're not playing our song! Wrong Korean anthem played at field hockey match at Asian Games
South Korean field hockey players were perplexed when the national anthem of North Korea was played instead of their own before a men's field hockey match against Bangladesh at the Asian Games. South Korean players looked on, unsure of how…
[Nagoya = Sports Chosun Reporter Park Chan-jun] At this point, it seems like they are doing this on purpose. First they wouldn't let us hold the Taegeukgi, and now they haven't even played the national anthem. A major incident has occurred in the men's hockey match. The men's national hockey team, led by head coach Min Tae-seok, defeated Bangladesh 5-0 in their first Group A match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's hockey tournament, hel…
The organizing committee's mismanagement and poor operation of the games have come under fire, including the incorrect playing of the North Korean national anthem during the South Korean men's hockey match at the Asian Games. The South Korean men's hockey team played against Bangladesh in Group A of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's hockey tournament held at Green Stadium in Gifu Prefecture, Japan on the 18th (South Korea won 5-0).
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