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'Find Your Own Room': Japan Says Can't Handle Added Asian Games Numbers
Organisers say they lack the budget and space for extra participants, with 17,000 athletes and officials now expected at the Games.
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The organizers of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture have asked the increased number of participants to find their own accommodation after the number of participants soared to 17,000, admitting that budget and space are limited.
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'Find your own room': Japan says can't handle added Asian Games numbers
About 15,000 athletes and officials were initially expected at the Games, which are being held in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from September 19 to October 4. That was already more than the Olympics, but the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) last week put the number at 17,000 -- 11,000 athletes and 6,000 officials. There is no dedicated athletes' village, organisers instead relying on a cruise ship, temporary wooden containers and hotels. In Marc…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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