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Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men’s hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.<\/b><\/p>\n
South Korea, who thrashed Bangladesh 5-0, looked confused as the incorrect national anthem was played.<\/p>\n
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that Bangladesh’s national anthem followed before South Korea’s actual anthem was played.<\/p>\n
A stadium announcer did apologise for the mistake.<\/p>\n
“This is a really serious problem. When we protested, they said, ‘We’re sorry. It wasn’t that it wasn’t prepared; there was a mistake on the part of those responsible for playing it’,” South Korea coach Min Tae-seok said.<\/p>\n
“But this is something that simply should never happen.”<\/p>\n
The build-up to the Asian Games, which officially starts on Saturday, has already seen complaints from teams about the quality and amount of accommodation.<\/p>\n
A member of the South Korea basketball team posted a video of a leaking pipe and soaked floor in his room, with the caption: “Please help me.”<\/a><\/p>\n Some teams were also stranded at the airport for up to six hours when they landed this week.<\/p>\n Field hockey at the Asian Games started on Friday and runs until 3 October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n