'Find your own room': Japan says can't handle added Asian Games numbers
- TOKYO: Japanese organisers have told late additions to next month's Asian Games to find their own accommodation, saying they don't have the money or space to deal with ballooning participant 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 Sep 19 to Oct 4.
- That was already more than the Olympics, but the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) last week put the number at 17,000, comprising 11,000 athletes and 6,000 officials.
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- TOKYO: Japanese organisers have told late additions to next month's Asian Games to find their own accommodation, saying they don't have the money or space to deal with ballooning participant 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 Sep 19 to Oct 4.
- That was already more than the Olympics, but the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) last week put the number at 17,000, comprising 11,000 athletes and 6,000 officials.
Sources: CNA