South Korea say ‘worst-ever’ Asian Games rooms too short for their athletes

The Asian Games in Japan have faced severe accommodation issues, with South Korean officials labeling it as the "worst ever" due to inadequate facilities, such as short beds in shipping container-like huts.

With no dedicated athletes' village, organizers are relying on temporary measures like a cruise ship and wooden cabins, leading to a serious shortage of rooms for over 17,000 participants.

Countries like the Philippines have resorted to using Airbnb for accommodation, while Indian athletes have prepared by using replicas of the cabins.

The Olympic Council of Asia assures that everyone will have a place to stay despite these challenges.

TOKYO, Sept 14 — Accommodation at the Asian Games starting this week in Japan is the “worst ever”, South Korean officials told AFP today, 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 at the Games, with organisers instead relying on a cruise ship, temporary wooden cabins and hotels in a bid to cut costs.

The Games in the city of Nagoya and Aichi prefecture officially open on Saturday but football and basketball is already under way.

Jung Jae-yong, vice president of the Korea Basketball Association, told AFP he was deeply unhappy with the cabins where the men’s basketball team are staying.

“Based on my experience this is the worst it has ever been,” he said.

“Athletes who are over two metres tall cannot even stretch their legs out on the beds. It’s unreasonable.”

Byeon Jun-hyeong, from the basketball team, posted a video on social media showing a leaking sink and soaked floor in his hut.

He posted the caption, “Please help us”.

The huts are set to be home to 2,000 athletes and officials over the more than two weeks of the Games.

Indian sports chiefs are so worried about the cabins that they built replicas to help get their athletes used to them.

The vice president Jung accused organisers of failing to respond to South Korea’s concerns.

“The organisers have still not said anything,” said Jung.

“We are very concerned and discussing extensively with the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee what to do about this.”

Hundreds of athletes were briefly evacuated from their accommodation last week as record rainfall lashed Nagoya.

More rain has been forecast in the coming days.

More than 17,000 athletes and officials are expected at the Games — a bigger number than the Olympics.

Local organisers were initially expecting 15,000 and argued last month that they had “neither the manpower nor the budget” to deal with ballooning numbers.

The Olympic Council of Asia later said that everyone would get a place to stay.

Star cricketers have voiced fears about a lack of top-notch hotels.

A South Korean Olympic committee official told AFP that, with the Games just days away, there are problems.

“At the moment there is a serious shortage of accommodation not only for the entire South Korean delegation to the Asian Games, but for delegations from around the world in the Aichi-Nagoya area,” the official said.

“We are doing everything we can to resolve the issue and ensure there are no such problems.”

Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino told AFP that all his country’s athletes had been given a room.

But “some officials, like coaches, were moved to different hotels and Airbnb”.

Asian Games organisers did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.

The Italian cruise ship Costa Serena is due to arrive in Nagoya on Tuesday.

Between 4,000 and 5,000 athletes will stay on the vessel.

The rest will be in hotels, including in Tokyo, where swimming, diving and equestrian events will take place. — AFP

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由于没有专门的运动员村，组织者只能依靠游轮和木屋等临时措施，导致超过 17,000 名参赛者严重缺乏房间。

像菲律宾这样的国家已经开始使用 Airbnb 来寻找住宿，而印度运动员则通过使用仿制的木屋来做准备。

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韩国篮球协会主席表示，集装箱式小屋里的床太短，球员们无法伸展身体，而菲律宾官员则求助于 Airbnb。

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名古屋市和爱知县的奥运会将于周六正式开幕，但足球和篮球比赛已经开始。

韩国篮球协会副主席郑在容告诉法新社，他对男篮队员们居住的小木屋非常不满意。

“根据我的经验，这是有史以来最糟糕的情况，”他说。

“身高超过两米的运动员甚至都无法在床上伸直双腿。这太不合理了。”

篮球队的卞俊亨在社交媒体上发布了一段视频，视频显示他小屋里的水槽漏水，地板也被水浸湿了。

他发布了一条消息，并配文：“请帮帮我们”。

在为期两周多的比赛期间，这些小屋将容纳 2000 名运动员和官员。

印度体育官员非常担心这些训练舱，所以他们建造了复制品，以帮助运动员适应它们。

副总统郑义宣指责主办方未能回应韩国方面的关切。

“主办方至今仍未发表任何声明，”郑说道。

“我们对此非常关注，并正在与韩国体育和奥委会进行广泛讨论，商讨应对措施。”

上周，名古屋遭遇破纪录的暴雨，数百名运动员被迫从住处短暂撤离。

预计未来几天还将有更多降雨。

预计将有超过 17,000 名运动员和官员参加本届奥运会——人数比奥运会还要多。

当地组织者最初预计会有 15,000 人参加，上个月他们辩称，他们“既没有足够的人力，也没有足够的预算”来应对不断增长的人数。

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明星板球运动员们对缺乏一流酒店表示担忧。

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“目前，爱知县-名古屋地区不仅韩国参加亚运会的整个代表团，而且来自世界各地的代表团都面临着住宿严重短缺的问题，”这位官员说。

“我们正在尽一切努力解决这个问题，并确保不会再出现此类问题。”

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但“一些官员，如教练，被转移到不同的酒店和 Airbnb”。

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