Japan must not lose money ‘for nothing’, Asian Olympic official says as Nagoya Games open amid room complaints

Japan's innovative approach to hosting the Asian Games in Nagoya, utilizing cruise ships and huts instead of constructing a traditional athletes' village, serves as a cost-effective model for future major events, according to Olympic Council of Asia director general Husain Al-Musallam.

Despite accommodation challenges, with over 17,000 participants needing lodging, Japan's strategy aims to minimize unnecessary post-event expenditures.

This initiative is praised as a potential template for other countries seeking to manage sports event costs effectively.

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 19 — Japan’s hosting of the Asian Games with huts and a cruise ship is an example for other nations if they want to stage major events without breaking the bank, a senior Olympic official said Saturday.

The build-up to Asia’s biggest sporting spectacle has been overshadowed by a shortage of accommodation in Nagoya for the more than 17,000 participants.

Some countries have also complained about the quality of the rooms, especially in the shipping container-style huts.

Japanese organisers did not build an athletes’ village, as is normally done, in a bid to cut costs.

About 4,000 participants are housed instead on cruise liner Costa Serena, which is sitting in Nagoya’s port, with another 2,000 in the wooden huts.

The rest are in hotels in the city and across Aichi prefecture.

Despite complaints from some teams, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general Husain Al-Musallam said Japan should be applauded for trying to do something different.

“Everyone talks about the cost of the Games and how the Games should be managed, and then Japan comes up with a new idea and tries something where there is no athletes’ village,” he said.

“Because the most important thing we are taking care of as the OCA for the host is what will happen after the closing.

“What’s going to happen to your investment after the closing? We don’t want Japan to lose their money for nothing.”

Al-Musallam said nations with a desire to host major international competitions — not just the Asian Games — should take note.

“What Japan have done here, and Aichi-Nagoya and Olympic Council of Asia, could be the future example for the cost-reduction of multi-sport events such as the Asian Games,” he said.

The Games officially open later Saturday. — AFP

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亚洲奥林匹克理事会总干事侯赛因·穆萨拉姆表示，日本在名古屋举办亚运会时采取的创新方法，即利用游轮和木屋而不是建造传统的运动员村，为未来的大型赛事提供了一个经济高效的模式。

尽管住宿方面面临挑战，有超过 17,000 名参与者需要住宿，但日本的策略旨在最大限度地减少不必要的会后支出。

这项举措被誉为其他国家有效管理体育赛事成本的潜在模板。

日本名古屋，9 月 19 日——一位奥委会高级官员周六表示，日本用木屋和游轮举办亚运会，为其他国家举办大型赛事而不至于倾家荡产树立了榜样。

亚洲最大的体育盛事即将拉开帷幕，但名古屋却面临着17000多名参赛者住宿短缺的问题，这无疑给赛事蒙上了一层阴影。

一些国家也对房间的质量表示不满，尤其是集装箱式小屋。

为了节省成本，日本组委会没有像通常那样建造运动员村。

约 4000 名参赛者被安置在停泊在名古屋港的歌诗达塞雷纳号游轮上，另有 2000 人被安置在木屋中。

其余人员则住在市内及爱知县各地的酒店。

尽管一些队伍提出了抱怨，但亚洲奥林匹克理事会（OCA）总干事侯赛因·穆萨拉姆表示，日本应该因尝试做一些不同的事情而受到赞扬。

“每个人都在谈论奥运会的成本以及奥运会应该如何管理，然后日本提出了一个新想法，尝试一种没有运动员村的做法，”他说。

“因为我们作为主办方 OCA 最关心的是闭幕式之后会发生什么。”

“交易完成后，您的投资会怎么样？我们不希望日本的投资白白损失。”

穆萨拉姆表示，有意举办重大国际赛事（不仅仅是亚运会）的国家应该注意这一点。

他说：“日本在这里所做的，以及爱知县名古屋市和亚洲奥林匹克理事会所做的，可以成为未来降低亚运会等综合性运动会成本的典范。”

奥运会将于周六晚些时候正式开幕。——法新社

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