2026 Asian Games: South Korean Contingent Blocked by Japanese Police While Carrying Flag
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[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] The South Korean delegation, having arrived in Japan carrying a large Taegeukgi (Korean flag), came to a halt during the immigration process. An altercation broke out between the delegation, officials from the Korean Olympic Committee, and Nagoya Airport authorities after the airport refused to permit movement led by the flag, citing internal regulations. The main contingent of the South Korean team participating i…
Seo Seung-jae and Shin Yu-bin, who were carrying the South Korean flag, were prevented by Japanese police from entering the airport arrivals area.
The South Korean team was held up at the airport.
[Newsis] Controversy is brewing after local police blocked the entry of the main contingent of the South Korean national team for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games from bringing in the South Korean flag upon their arrival at Chubu International Airport in Tokoname, near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on the 17th. Marking its 20th edition, this Asian Games appears to be noisy with various controversies right from the start. The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian…
It has been revealed that the South Korean delegation participating in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was prevented from bringing the South Korean flag into Japan during the entry process. The 122-member main delegation, led by Delegation Head Lee Sang-hyun, arrived in Japan on the afternoon of the 17th via Chubu International Airport in Tokoname, near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. While Shin Yu-bin (table tennis) and Seo Seung-jae (badminton) …
The South Korean delegation participating in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games entered the arrival hall without being able to carry the South Korean flag during the entry process into Japan.
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