Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash
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A man walks past temporary wooden container huts being used to house athletes for the 2026 Asian Games at the Garden Pier in Nagoya on Sep 17, 2026.
(Photo: AFP/David Gray) 17 Sep 2026 02:02PM (Updated: 17 Sep 2026 02:07PM) NAGOYA: Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is "functional" and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.
More than 17,000 competitors and officials are expected at the continent's biggest sporting spectacular, which opens on Saturday (Sep 19) in Nagoya.
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A man walks past temporary wooden container huts being used to house athletes for the 2026 Asian Games at the Garden Pier in Nagoya on Sep 17, 2026.
(Photo: AFP/David Gray) 17 Sep 2026 02:02PM (Updated: 17 Sep 2026 02:07PM) NAGOYA: Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is "functional" and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.
More than 17,000 competitors and officials are expected at the continent's biggest sporting spectacular, which opens on Saturday (Sep 19) in Nagoya.