The buildup to the Aichi-Nagoya Games has been overshadowed by complaints from national team delegations over organizational issues.
Asian Games: Governing body urged to address participant surge: sources
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As the number of athletes and officials expected to take part in the upcoming Asian Games is likely to exceed initial projections by
Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash
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 Saturda
Asian Games: Governing body urged to address participant surge: sources
As the number of athletes and officials expected to take part in the upcoming Asian Games is likely to exceed initial projections by up to 2,000, Japan's organizing committee has urged the games' governing body to address the issue, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
Asian Games: Opening ceremony offers respite amid mounting complaints
Accommodation crisis, transport gaffes and national anthem mix-ups headline the games before their opening in Japan.
Asian Games open in Nagoya with glitzy ceremony after troubled buildup
Organizers hope the Asian Games opening ceremony will help resolve a rocky buildup filled with complaints from athletes and officials involving accommodation and transport
Asian Games: Common area, fitness facilities readied for athletes
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Athletes at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will have access to an outdoor common area for events and socializing, as well as several f
Asian Games: Olympic Council of Asia officials see no accommodation issues
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Coordination Committee Chairman Mohammad Tayyab Ikram said Friday there were no concerns following reports that some athletes were unable to stay in accommodation.
Asian Games: Common area, fitness facilities readied for athletes
Athletes at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will have access to an outdoor common area for events and socializing, as well as several fitness facilities at their lodging base, which was opened to the media on Wednesday.
What’s the Asian Games accommodation crisis, and where will athletes stay?
In a cost-cutting move, Japan decided against setting up a dedicated athletes' village but now faces a backlash.
Japan under pressure amid accommodation woes as Asian Games kick off
It’s the world's biggest sporting event, held every four years – the 20th edition of Asian games is starting in Japan. Organisers came under pressure even before competition began… as thousands more…
Athletes' container huts face complaints ahead of Asian Games in Japan
South Korea's delegation slams the wooden containers housing its athletes at the Asian Games in Nagoya city.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry impressed by accommodations at Asian Games
Asia’s biggest sporting spectacle, which opened on Saturday in Nagoya, has split with past Games by having no traditional athletes’ village.
2026 Asian Games
The 2026 Asian Games , officially the XX Asian Games (第20回アジア競技大会) and also known as Aichi–Nagoya 2026 (愛知・名古屋2026), is an ongoing multi-sport event which are being held in Aichi Prefecture in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026, with several events starting from 10 September. Nagoya is the third Japanese city to host the Asian Games, after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994. The event is set to return to its traditional four-year cycle, after the 2022 edition was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India.
Beds too short in 'worst-ever' Asian Games rooms, say South Korea
More than 17,000 athletes and officials are expected — a bigger number than the Olympics.
Officials defend using temporary containers, cruise ship as lodging at Asian Games - The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian Games, wh...
South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony
SEOUL: South Korea's Olympic committee said on Friday (Sep 18) it filed a complaint with Asian Games organisers in Nagoya for featuring a Japanese warlord at a welcoming ceremony.The event on Tuesday included a person dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who led Japan's invasions of Korea in 1592-1598, and the cere
