South Korea's National Anthem Played for Chinese Team: Another Anthem Mix-up Blunder at Asian Para Games in Japan
Tokyo, Japan—Wrong national anthems were played three times at the Asian Para Games in Japan’s Nagoya this week, prompting the mayor to apologize just days after the city hosted the mishap-plagued Asian Games. The Asian Para Games is taking place in the central Japanese hub city through Saturday, featuring around 4,000 athletes and officials in 18 sports. Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa apologised on Wednesday for the latest error, which occurred despite officials’ pledges to implement steps to pre
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channelnewsasia.com: Wrong anthems played at Asian Para Games after mishap-marred Asian Games
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channelnewsasia.com: Wrong anthems played at 3 events during Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games
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