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Asian Games: South Korea volleyball team latest to be taken to wrong venue

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AFP. (2026, September 29). Asian Games: South Korea volleyball team latest to be taken to wrong venue. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/29/asian-games-2026-aichi-nagoya-south-korea-volley-team-bus-wrong-location?traffic_source=rss

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The South Korean men’s volleyball team missed their training for the Asian Games in Japan due to being taken to the wrong venue by an organizer-provided bus. The team was supposed to train at Inuyama but ended up in Okazaki instead, causing them to cancel the session. This incident follows other logistical issues affecting athletes during the games, including transport and accommodation problems that have led to missed training sessions for other teams as well.
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On Tuesday, South Korea's men's volleyball team missed their training session for the Asian Games due to a bus taking them to Okazaki instead of Inuyama, where they were supposed to train. This incident occurred in Japan and affected their schedule before the game against Taiwan later that day. A representative from the Korea Volleyball Association informed Al Jazeera that the team's training was canceled because there wasn't enough time to return to Inuyama after realizing the mistake. The South Korean Olympic Committee (KSOC) has filed a formal complaint with the organizers over this logistical error, which is part of repeated issues at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Despite these challenges, South Korea went on to win their match against Taiwan 3-1.

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“An organiser-provided shuttle bus took our team to Okazaki instead of its training venue in Inuyama yesterday morning,” an official from the Korea Volleyball Association told the AFP news agency on Tuesday.
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🔮 It is basic, but we will again make sure boarding teams and vehicle destinations are properly checked and displayed, and work to prevent a recurrence.”

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South Koreans were victims of another Asian Games transport mix-up in Japan when the bus carrying their men’s volleyball team went to a venue an hour away from where they were supposed to go. asserted
they → carry → venue
South Korea’s volleyball players were forced to cancel their training on Monday morning before the group game against Taiwan later in the day following the latest logistical issue. asserted
players → force → issue
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Spain → continue → clash
“An organiser-provided shuttle bus took our team to Okazaki instead of its training venue in Inuyama yesterday morning,” an official from the Korea Volleyball Association told the AFP news agency on Tuesday. asserted
official → provide → Tuesday
“With too much time lost to turn back, the training was cancelled. asserted
training → lose → ?
We lodged a formal complaint to the organisers through the KSOC,” the official added, referring to South Korea’s Olympic committee. asserted
official → lodge → committee
The volleyball team went on to beat Taiwan 3-1. asserted
team → go → Taiwan
Repeated organisational failures at the games in Aichi-Nagoya have left athletes frustrated, with accommodation and transport for more than 17,000 athletes and officials among the main issues. asserted
failures → repeat → issues
South Korea’s men’s basketball team were forced to miss training ahead of their final against Japan last week when their bus failed to turn up. asserted
bus → force → Japan
The gaffe did not affect their results as they went on to win the title. asserted
they → affect → title
Also on Monday, Pakistan’s men’s volleyball players were bussed to the wrong arena for their match against Uzbekistan, delaying it by 45 minutes. asserted
players → buss → minutes
“This is another mismanagement by Japan at the ongoing Asian Games,” Pakistan captain Murad Jehan said from the bus in an Instagram video. asserted
Jehan → say → video
A spokesperson for the local organising committee said the Pakistani and South Korean teams had departed from the same accommodation and there was “an error in matching teams to vehicles”. asserted
teams → say → vehicles
“Each boarded a bus heading to the wrong destination. asserted
Each → board → destination
We sincerely apologise to both teams for the inconvenience,” she said. asserted
she → apologise → inconvenience
“We caused great inconvenience, and the organising committee takes this seriously,” the spokesperson added. “ asserted
spokesperson → cause → this
It is basic, but we will again make sure boarding teams and vehicle destinations are properly checked and displayed, and work to prevent a recurrence.” asserted
teams → make → recurrence
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