South Korea highlights accommodation issues at Asian Games in Japan
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 14, 2026, 6:39 AM
Last updated Sep 14, 2026

South Korean officials describe the accommodation at the Asian Games in Japan as the "worst ever" ahead of its opening this week. They report a serious shortage of rooms and poor living conditions, including beds too short for taller athletes. South Korea's basketball chief expresses deep dissatisfaction with the arrangements, noting inadequate responses from organizers to their concerns. As of now, 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to attend, with local resources stretched thin. The Games commence officially on Saturday, though football and basketball events are already underway.
- •South Korean officials call accommodation the "worst ever" for Asian Games.
- •Serious shortage of rooms reported for delegations worldwide.
- •Beds in temporary huts are inadequate for taller athletes.
- •More than 17,000 athletes and officials expected to attend.
- •Asian Games officially open on Saturday with preliminary events ongoing.
- 6:39 AMYahoo Sports — Beds too short in 'worst-ever' Asian Games rooms, say South Korea
"Accommodation at the Asian Games starting this week in Japan is the "worst ever", South Korean officials told AFP on Monday, also warning of "a serious shortage" of rooms."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.
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