"It's a volleyball venue where all 156 lights were damaged." Absurd incident ahead of AG opening... due to vendor error

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Ahead of the opening of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, an absurd facility accident occurred at a venue where South Korean men's and women's Bae Gu (CEO) teams are scheduled to compete.

Kyodo News reported on the 10th (Korean time) that "it was confirmed that all 156 main arena lights were damaged due to an installation company's error at 'Park Arena Komaki' in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, which is being used as a volleyball venue for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games."

According to the organizing committee, the accident occurred on the 28th of last month.

The Japanese subsidiary of 'GL Event,' responsible for the installation work, supplied a voltage of 400 volts, exceeding the level that lighting fixtures could withstand, while testing temporary generators to be used at the Asian Games, causing all 156 lights installed in the main arena to malfunction.

The installation company that caused the accident will bear the repair costs.

This is a venue directly related to South Korea as well. Park Arena Komaki will serve as a major venue for men's and women's volleyball matches at this Asian Games, with both the South Korean Nam Ja (CEO) team and Yeo Ja (CEO) team scheduled to play their group stage matches here.

However, the organizing committee emphasized that this incident will not affect the actual competition schedule.

Kyodo News reported that "the organizing committee is currently replacing the lights with new fixtures" and stated that "there will be no impact on the holding of the games."

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