'Failing, Chaotic, Musical Chairs': Teams Slam Asian Games Organisers
Ryu Seung-min said shuttle failures, venue mix-ups and anthem errors are hurting athletes and showing serious incompetence, he said.
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The poor accommodations for athletes and mismanagement at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games have come under fire. While Yoo Seong-min, President of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, gave the operation a failing grade citing the hindrance to athlete performance, the Organizing Committee continues to make evasive remarks, shifting the blame for transportation issues onto the athletes. Consequently, criticism of the domestic management and conc…
Top S. Korean sports official blasts Asian Games organizers for shoddy operations
NAGOYA, Japan — The head of the South Korean national Olympic committee on Thursday lambasted the organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games for their shoddy operations, saying he would give them a failing grade. In a meeting with South Korean media at the Main Press Centre in Nagoya, Ryu Seung-min, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, laid into issues covering athletes' accommodations and transportation, among others. "I am sure a…
The bus that was supposed to carry the athletes didn't show up. The lights at the volleyball venue were completely destroyed. Before the South Korean team's match, the North Korean national anthem was mistakenly played. Operational problems have been piling up at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games (Asian Games), which opened on September 19th…
The head of the South Korean Olympic Committee has sharply criticized the organizers of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, stating that he would give the event an "F failing grade" (a failing grade).
Overseas media outlets have reported that the South Korean delegation has demanded a formal apology and corrective measures from the organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games following a series of operational problems. Taiwanese media outlet CTi News reported on the 22nd that "problems have continued at the Nagoya Asian Games since the opening," and that Lee Sang-hyun, head of the South Korean delegation, cited problems with accommodation and t…
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