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This content applies specifically to South Korea. An Asian Games gold medal does not end your military service obligation. Qualifying athletes can serve as sports personnel, generally completing 34 months in their field and 544 hours of volunteer work using their athletic skills. The economic benefit is the chance to keep competing and earning, with no fixed value for every medal. What continued earnings can mean Using 2026 rates for all 18 months, continuous civilian employment at minimum wage produces 18,723,840 won more pay than Army service. This is a limited pay comparison, excluding taxes, social insurance contributions, severance pay, housing and meal costs, and military support provided in kind. For an athlete maintaining an annual salary of 300,000,000 won, the difference is 429,900,000 won over 18 months. That assumes no professional salary during military service and subtracts only soldier pay. Treat it as a conditional example, not an individual athlete's establish...

The opening ceremony did not mark the start of every sport: men's basketball began on September 10, 2026 (Japan). If you plan to watch during the official Games period, September 19 to October 4, 2026, keep those dates separate from each sport's schedule.   Match viewing plans to the right session Swimming runs from September 20 to 25, 2026, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. The men's basketball final was announced for September 20 at 19:40 (Japan), while the women's final is scheduled for September 26 at 19:20. All these times are local to Japan; South Korea uses the same standard time. Check the discipline as well as the sport. Swimming and diving have separate dates, and basketball's 5-on-5 schedule differs from 3x3. That distinction helps avoid setting aside time for the wrong competition.   Asian Games dates with useful context In the original article on Injoys, you will find a dated event table, sport-by-sport periods and instructions for checking official re...

AI-generated image Planning your Busan visit around South Korea’s matches against the United States or Vietnam? Standard seats cost 80,000 won per ticket for each match, and attendees must be at least 12 years old. Before you pay, note that audience appearances in broadcasts cannot be grounds for cancellation, refunds or seat changes after purchase.   Choose the date before selecting seats The Hanwha Life Invitational League of Legends National Team Exhibition Matches take place at the Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater, an outdoor venue in South Korea. The United States match is September 19, 2026; the Vietnam match is September 20, 2026. Both start at 6 p.m. Korean Standard Time. You must book each match separately through YES24 Ticket, the exclusive seller. The limit is 2 tickets per person per session. Check fees in the final payment amount so the seat price alone does not become the whole budget. AI-generated image   League of Legends booking checks in one place ...

AI-generated image Does a 14:00 ticket time mean you should plan for South Korea's kickoff then? For the men's September 22 match against Saudi Arabia, kickoff is 19:00 Korean time; 14:00 marks the ticket session's start. South Korea's next match is the women's September 17 meeting with Bangladesh at 16:00 at Osaka Nagai Stadium.   Plan around the individual match kickoff The women also face North Korea on September 21 at 16:00 at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa. The men play Saudi Arabia at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Stadium. These are Korean times, identical to local time in Japan, so you need no conversion between the two countries. Both announced squads contain 23 players. The men's three wild-card players, allowed under an exception to the age limit, are already included in that total. The women's squad includes Ji So-yun and Kim Hye-ri. AI-generated image   Use the Asian Games squad and fixture breakdown For you, the useful feature of the original...

If you plan to attend the ceremony in Nagoya on Saturday, September 19, 2026 (Japan), three cutoffs shape your visit. The event begins at 18:00, but tickets must be booked by 23:59 on September 14 (Japan) and each spectator must complete advance registration by 23:59 on September 17. Complete stadium entry before 16:00 on September 19. A ticket purchase does not register its holder or companions, and reaching the station is not the same as clearing identity verification and security screening.   The deadlines that control your visit Select booking code OOC01 through an official seller. General reserved seats range from 7,500 yen for Category D to 60,000 yen for Category A; the child ticket is 4,000 yen for someone under 15 on the event day. Sales are first come, first served, so remaining availability must be checked on the purchase screen. After booking, register every actual attendee separately. Bring the ticket and the original ID recorded during registration: one accepte...

This content applies specifically to South Korea. Planning to watch from South Korea on September 19, 2026? The opening ceremony is scheduled for September 19 and the closing ceremony for October 4, but some sports begin before the opening. Japan and South Korea both use UTC+9, so official local times can be read directly as Korea Standard Time. The easy mistake is treating opening day as the first competition day or assuming broadcaster promotions guarantee live coverage. Sport-specific schedules and the day’s KBS and MBC listings still need to be checked.   Schedule facts that prevent missed events The Games cover 16 days based on the ceremony dates, with venues spread across Aichi Prefecture rather than confined to Nagoya. Preliminary rounds, finals and even venues may change as participants and matchups are determined. South Korea’s baseball team is listed in Group B alongside Taiwan. The published Group B schedule begins September 21, but that date must not automaticall...

Planning to watch events between September 19 and October 4, 2026? The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games run for 16 days across Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, with schedules covering 43 sports. For events involving South Korea, compare the organizing committee schedule, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee calendar, and the latest KBS programming. This comparison matters because a delegation roster is not a daily entry list, a departure date is not a competition start date, and KBS’s exclusive coverage plan does not confirm that every event will be shown live.   Dates, delegation and available information The opening ceremony takes place on September 19 and the closing ceremony on October 4. South Korea’s delegation comprises 792 athletes and 260 officials, producing an exact total of 1,052 people rather than the simplified description of approximately 1,050. As of September 9, 2026, the Games had not begun, so no results or medal standings were confirmed. What you can c...