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They waited 11 hours but still did not receive rooms. Some athletes who finally got room assignments were even asked to share their rooms with other athletes.
Indian media outlet Business Standard reported on the 17th (Korea time) that "Indian athletes arriving in Nagoya for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games faced successive problems during accommodation and logistics," adding that "athletes from various sports teams had to wait several hours to receive rooms."
Especially, the Indian Jo Jeong (CEO) team faced the greatest difficulties.
According to reports, the Indian Jo Jeong (CEO) team arrived at a cruise ship used as athlete accommodation in Japan around 9 a.m. local time.
However, for more than 11 hours, many athletes did not receive room assignments.
Business Standard reported that "one rower stated that even by 8:30 p.m., only some athletes had been assigned rooms."
It was also learned that some athletes who received rooms were asked to accommodate additional athletes in their rooms.
There were also problems with the accommodation list. This Indian Jo Jeong (CEO) team consisted of 22 male athletes and 5 female athletes.
However, among the 22nd male athletes, only three were listed as having been assigned accommodations.
Three of the female athletes held valid competition credentials, but their names were missing from the host's accommodation registration system.
The bigger issue was that the athletes had already completed a very strenuous travel schedule.
According to reports, the Indian national team departed from Pune, India, moved to Delhi, and then headed to Japan via Bangkok, Thailand, the next day.
However, even after arriving in Japan, they could not rest properly due to accommodation issues.
Compounding this was a meal problem. One athlete said, "The organizing committee provided water while we waited for rooms, but did not provide proper meals."
Business Standard reported that "some athletes had to survive on food they brought directly from India."
It further explained that "athletes are in urgent need of rest as they have not been able to get sufficient sleep. Rowing competitions begin immediately on the 19th."
The problems faced by the Indian athletes' team were not limited to rowing.
The shooting national team also waited about three hours for transportation after arriving at Nagoya Airport. It was reported that the team finally arrived at their hotel around 4 a.m.
Accommodation issues also arose. Since other participants were already staying in the originally assigned hotel, the shooting national team had to move to a different hotel.
The Indian Woo Syu (CEO) team also faced similar problems. Of the seven athletes, six were initially assigned rooms on the cruise ship, but one athlete and two coaches could not find their names in the accommodation system.
The Indian Tak Gu (CEO) team reportedly also experienced inconvenience due to lengthy check-in procedures after arriving at the cruise ship.
This Asian Games did not prepare a traditional single-athlete village. Instead, participating athletes and officials are staying dispersed in the large cruise ship "Costa Serena" docked at Nagoya Port, container-type temporary accommodations, and hotels across Aichi Prefecture.
It is known that about 4,000 to 5,000 athletes will live on the cruise ship, and about 2,000 athletes in container-type accommodations.
However, with the official opening of the Games approaching, athletes' teams from various countries are reporting accommodation and transportation issues.
South Korea was no exception. Earlier, South Korea's tall Nam Ja-nong-gu (CEO) team pointed out problems such as narrow beds and water leaks in container-type accommodations.
It was also reported that some Philippine team officials had to secure separate accommodations due to a shortage of rooms.
The Vietnamese Yeo Ja-bae-gu (CEO) team also suffered from transportation problems from the first day they arrived in Japan.
The Vietnamese national team had to wait about one hour at the airport because there were no volunteers available to meet and accompany the athletes.
Subsequently, the organizing committee's vehicle moved the athletes to a different hotel where they would not actually stay, forcing the athletes to carry all their luggage and walk for about 5 to 10 minutes to reach their actual accommodations.
Vietnamese media Webtetao reported that "although the distance was short, it became a very difficult journey because athletes who had already traveled for a long time had to carry all their luggage."
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