South Korea says 'serious shortage' of rooms with Asian Games days away
Organizers say 4,000 to 5,000 athletes will stay on the Costa Serena as delegations are moved to hotels and Airbnb.
- On Monday, South Korea's Olympic committee reported a "serious shortage of accommodation" at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, as organisers house over 17,000 athletes using a cruise ship, hotels, and temporary wooden containers.
- Local organisers initially expected 15,000 participants and argued last month they had "neither the manpower nor the budget" to manage ballooning numbers, though they promised all registered athletes would be "provided with Games-appropriate accommodation."
- Athletes staying at Garden Pier container huts were evacuated last week due to record rainfall, while basketball player Byeon Jun-hyeong posted video footage of a leaking sink with caption "Please help us."
- Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino said some officials moved to Airbnb, while the Italian cruise ship Costa Serena is due to arrive in Nagoya on Tuesday to house between 4,000 and 5,000 athletes.
- The Olympic Council of Asia promised everyone would get accommodation, as officials work to resolve the shortage for delegations across the Aichi-Nagoya area before the Games officially begin.
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11,000 athletes and 6,000 managers have created a shortage of suitable accommodation at the Asian Games in Japan.
TOKYO — Accommodation at the Asian Games starting this week in Japan is the "worst ever," Korean officials told AFP on Monday, also warning of "a serious shortage" of rooms. Beds in shipping container-style huts are too short for players to stretch out, a Korean basketball chief said, while officials from the Philippines resorted to Airbnb. There is no dedicated athletes' village at the Games, with organizers instead relying on a cruise ship, te…
South Korean officials have complained about the terrible conditions of athletes' accommodation at the Asian Games in Nagoya, describing it as "the worst they've ever seen." The beds in the container-style accommodations were deemed too short, preventing athletes taller than two meters from stretching their legs.
[Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Ga-eul] Japan has become the center of criticism for its negligence in preparation for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. According to the Korean Olympic Committee, representatives from the 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) affiliated with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) participating in the Games are intensively criticizing the Organizing Committee regarding various issues at a meeting of delegation heads. The …
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