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. 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. We lodged a formal complaint to the organisers through the KSOC,” the official added, referring to South Korea’s Olympic committee.
The volleyball team went on to beat Taiwan 3-1. 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. 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.
The gaffe did not affect their results as they went on to win the 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. 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”.
We sincerely apologise to both teams for the inconvenience,” she said.
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