Accommodation at the Asian Games in Japan is the “worst ever”, South Korean officials said on Monday, also warning of “a serious shortage” of rooms. Beds in shipping container-style huts are too short for players to stretch out, a South Korean basketball chief said, while officials from the Philippines resorted to Airbnb. There is no dedicated athletes’ village in Nagoya, with organisers instead relying on a cruise ship, temporary wooden cabins and hotels in a bid to cut costs. While the Games...
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September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Asian Games: tiny beds, rooms that leak, is Japan accommodation ‘the worst ever’?
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