"This time, the Korean Bae Gu (CEO) team bus went to the wrong place" — another transportation accident... volleyball training cancelled after football and basketball [Aichi Nagoya AG]

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Another operational issue has arisen at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. This time, a bus carrying the Korean men's Bae Gu (CEO) team headed to the wrong location, forcing the cancellation of scheduled training.

According to the Korea Volleyball Association on the 28th, the men's Bae Gu (CEO) team boarded a shuttle bus assigned by the organizing committee that day. However, the bus did not head to its intended destination, Inuyama, but instead went to the wrong place, Okazaki.

As a result, the national team was unable to conduct its scheduled morning training session that day.

In fact, during this Asian Games, there have been continuous complaints about operational issues unrelated to competition.

A representative example is the problem of athlete transportation. The Korean delegation has also suffered multiple times.

Earlier, on the 15th, the day of a match, the men's football national team experienced an absurd incident when their bus headed to the wrong "stadium" — a baseball field — instead of the actual venue.

At that time, South Korea secured a decisive 4-1 victory over Qatar, but faced difficulties as the bus arrived at the stadium about 30 minutes later than scheduled due to traveling to the wrong location.

The men's basketball national team also suffered setbacks.

On the 20th, just before the final match against host nation Japan, the team was supposed to move to their morning training venue, but no vehicle arrived to transport the athletes, forcing them to cancel the training session.

The Korean men's basketball national team, led by coach Nicolas Mazur of Latvia, overcame these adverse conditions and defeated Japan 67-57 to claim the Asian Games gold medal for the first time in 12 years.

However, transportation issues did not end even after winning the gold medal.

On the day following the final, as the team traveled to the airport for their return flight, the bus arrived late again.

Other countries also faced similar difficulties.

The Vietnamese Yeo Ja-bae-gu (CEO) team struggled with transportation issues from the very first day they arrived in Japan.

No volunteer appeared to personally welcome and accompany the Vietnamese delegation, forcing the national team to wait at the airport for about an hour.

Afterward, they boarded a vehicle provided by the organizing committee to head to their accommodation, but another problem occurred: the vehicle carrying the athletes went to a different hotel instead of the one assigned to the Vietnamese national team.

Upon confirming they had arrived at the wrong hotel, the athletes gathered all their luggage, including suitcases and various equipment, and walked approximately 5–10 minutes to reach their actual accommodation.

Vietnamese media outlet Webtetao reported, "Although the distance was short, it became a very difficult journey for athletes who had already traveled for a long time and now had to carry all their luggage on foot."

As the tournament nears its conclusion, operational issues surrounding athlete transportation at the Asian Games continue to persist.

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