The 20th Asian Games opened in Nagoya on Saturday with a glittering ceremony of dance and fireworks following a buildup marred by operational gaffes and logistical problems.
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: 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: 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.
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 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 return to Japan after 32 years amid soaring costs, struggle for relevance
NAGOYA -- Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open Sept. 19. Athletes from 45 countries a
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…
Asian Games stumble before opening with leaks, lost buses - The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — A representative of a sports federation who moved into the cruise ship athletes’ village at Kinjo Pier near Nagoya Port on Wednesda...
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.
Officials raise concerns over accommodation shortages ahead of Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games - The Korea Times
NAGOYA — Complaints about a shortage of accommodations for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games have been growing just four days before the openin...
Team Japan forced to look at alternate accommodation options at home Asian Games
Abandoning plans to set up an Athletes' Village, 2026 Asian Games host Nagoya sets up alternative accommodation options, including a chartered cruise ship and shipping-container style huts
Asian Games cruise ship arrives in Nagoya as accommodation complaints grow
Organisers are hoping there will be fewer complaints about the cruise ship, despite the Games taking place during Japan's typhoon season.
Asian Games chiefs say room for everyone amid accommodation crunch
The Games will be held in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from Sep 19 to Oct 4.
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.
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.
'Find your own room': Japan says can't handle added Asian Games numbers
There is no dedicated athletes' village, with organisers instead relying on a cruise ship, temporary wooden containers and hotels.
