South Korean officials decry ‘worst ever’ Asian Games accommodation
- Organisers in Japan say they had ‘neither the manpower nor the budget’ to deal with the accommodation shortage.
- Accommodation at the Asian Games, which start this week in Japan, is the “worst ever”, say South Korean officials, warning of “a serious shortage” of rooms.
- Beds in shipping container-style huts are too short for players to stretch out, the South Korean basketball chief said on Monday, while officials from the Philippines resorted to Airbnb.
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- Organisers in Japan say they had ‘neither the manpower nor the budget’ to deal with the accommodation shortage.
- Accommodation at the Asian Games, which start this week in Japan, is the “worst ever”, say South Korean officials, warning of “a serious shortage” of rooms.
- Beds in shipping container-style huts are too short for players to stretch out, the South Korean basketball chief said on Monday, while officials from the Philippines resorted to Airbnb.
Sources: Al Jazeera