Indians living in Japan on stand-by to house Asian Games athletes

Ahead of the Asian Games in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture, Japan faces accommodation challenges, as the absence of an athletes' village has left many athletes dissatisfied with the temporary accommodations provided.

To address potential shortages, Indian officials have arranged hotel transfers for their nearly 500 athletes and have reached out to local Indian households for additional support.

The Indian embassy in Japan has garnered assistance from approximately 2,000 families in Nagoya to accommodate athletes if required.

Organizers defend the arrangement as innovative and cost-effective amidst logistical struggles.

NEW DELHI, Sept 19 — Indians living in Japan are standing by to house the country’s athletes at the Asian Games if accommodation shortages continue, officials said today.

Asia’s biggest sporting spectacular opens officially in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture tonight, but the build-up to the event has been dogged by problems.

To save money, Japan decided against having an athletes’ village, with organisers choosing to put up competitors in a combination of hotel rooms, temporary wooden container-style huts and on a cruise ship.

But many of the 17,000 athletes and officials descending on Japan for the Games have been unhappy with their allocated temporary accommodation, saying rooms have no storage space for kit and the beds are too small.

India, who are sending almost 500 athletes to the Asian Games, have moved some from the huts into hotels and have put in place contingency plans should the shortage of suitable rooms get worse as more competitors and support staff arrive in the coming days.

“We have booked hotels for our athletes here,” Sahdev Yadav, India’s chef de mission at Asian Games and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)’s treasurer, told AFP.

“But if the hotel rooms fall short then yes, we have Indian households here on standby to accommodate the athletes.

“They are all more than happy to welcome the stars at their homes.”

Reports said the Indian embassy in Japan had helped reach out to around 2,000 families in Nagoya, some of whom are prepared to help.

Organisers said the accommodation was safe, cost-effective and comfortable and Japan should be applauded for trying to do something different. — AFP

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在名古屋和爱知县即将举办亚运会之际，日本面临住宿方面的挑战，因为没有运动员村，导致许多运动员对提供的临时住所感到不满。

为了应对可能出现的物资短缺，印度官员已为近 500 名运动员安排了酒店接送，并联系了当地印度家庭寻求额外支持。

印度驻日本大使馆已获得名古屋约 2000 个家庭的协助，以便在需要时为运动员提供住宿。

组织者辩称，尽管面临后勤方面的困难，但这种安排既创新又经济高效。

新德里，9月19日——官员们今天表示，如果住宿短缺的情况持续下去，居住在日本的印度人已做好准备，为参加亚运会的印度运动员提供住宿。

亚洲最大的体育盛事今晚在名古屋和爱知县正式开幕，但该赛事的筹备工作一直问题不断。

为了节省开支，日本决定不建运动员村，组织者选择将参赛选手安置在酒店房间、临时木制集装箱式小屋和游轮上。

但前来日本参加奥运会的 17000 名运动员和官员中，许多人对他们分配的临时住所并不满意，称房间没有存放装备的空间，床也太小。

印度将派出近 500 名运动员参加亚运会，他们已将部分运动员从营地转移到酒店，并制定了应急计划，以应对未来几天随着更多参赛选手和后勤人员抵达而导致的合适房间短缺问题。

“我们已经为这里的运动员预订了酒店，”印度亚运会代表团团长兼印度奥林匹克协会（IOA）财务主管萨赫德夫·亚达夫告诉法新社。

“但如果酒店房间不够，那么是的，我们这里有印度家庭随时待命，可以接待运动员。”

“他们都非常乐意在家中接待这些明星。”

报道称，印度驻日本大使馆已帮助联系到名古屋约 2000 个家庭，其中一些家庭准备提供帮助。

组织者表示，住宿安全、经济实惠且舒适，日本勇于尝试创新，值得称赞。——法新社

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