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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[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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South Korea says 'serious shortage' of rooms with Asian Games days away
There is no dedicated athletes' village at the event, with organisers instead relying on a cruise ship, temporary wooden containers and hotels in a bid to cut costs. The Games are taking place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area, with some events already under way ahead of Saturday's opening ceremony. More than 17,000 athletes and officials are expected -- a bigger number than the Olympics. Local organisers were initially expecting 15,000 and arg…
South Korean officials have announced that athletes at the Nagoya Asian Games are facing a housing crisis.
With the opening of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games approaching, dissatisfaction among participating nations is mounting as the issue of accommodation for national delegations remains unresolved. According to the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee on the 14th, representatives from the 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) affiliated with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) participating in the Games are raising various issues intensively with the …
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