Overview
- Organizers confirmed that wrong national anthems were played three times during the Asian Para Games in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya.
- Iran’s anthem was played in full at a men’s para taekwondo medal ceremony for a Taiwanese winner and again during a women’s para taekwondo ceremony for a Mongolian gold medallist.
- South Korea’s anthem was broadcast briefly before a sitting volleyball match between China and Iran instead of the Chinese anthem.
- Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa, acting head of the organizing committee, apologized and said the errors were unacceptable, attributing them to an incorrect music‑playback software setting.
- Organizers halted playback mid‑ceremony when alerted, substituted correct anthems when possible and redid one men’s medal ceremony, and the incidents have renewed scrutiny after a similar anthem mistake at the earlier Asian Games.