North Korean anthem played for South Korea at Asian Games

Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan. South Korea, who thrashed Bangladesh 5-0, looked confused as the incorrect national anthem was played. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that Bangladesh's national anthem followed before South Korea's actual anthem was played. "This is a really serious problem. When we protested, they said, 'We're sorry. It wasn't that it wasn't prepared; there was a mistake on the part of those responsible for playing it'," South Korea coach Min Tae-seok said. North Korea's national anthem, along with other symbols of the secretive state, are banned in South Korea.