Games-South Korea soccer team hit with delays at Asian Games due transport issues


Sept 17 (Reuters) - Defending ⁠Asian Games men's soccer champions South Korea ⁠were late for a training session on ‌Wednesday after the bus did not show up at the team hotel, media reports said.

The Koreans, who beat Qatar ​4-1 in their Group D opener ⁠at the Aichi-Nagoya ⁠Games on Tuesday, arrived 20 minutes late for their ⁠recovery ‌session in Nagoya the following day after officials scrambled to find a replacement ⁠bus.

Reuters has contacted organisers for comment.

The transport ​mishap came ‌after the bus carrying the team to ⁠Tuesday's match ​took them to a baseball ground instead of the Mizuho Rugby Stadium. They reached the stadium ⁠30 minutes after the scheduled arrival ​time.

A Korea Football Association official said several teams were facing transport issues, Yonhap News reported.

"Minor issues regarding ⁠vehicle scheduling and operations have been continuously arising during every training session and official event throughout the tournament," the official said.

"This is a ​situation that all teams currently ⁠participating in the tournament are facing, not just us."

South ​Korea will play Saudi ‌Arabia in their final group ​game on September 22.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Purulia, India; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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