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Cricketers Promised Best Hotel Accommodation at Aichi Nagoya Asian Games
Cricket teams will play at the Asian Games in Japan.
The teams were worried they might have to stay on cruise ships or in container homes.
India and Pakistan were among the teams that raised concerns.
Japan’s cricket association now says players will get hotel rooms instead.
The best available hotels will be given priority to cricketers.
The Asian Games will take place from September 19 to October 4.
The cricket event is being organized with help from the Asian Cricket Council.
Officials say they have been discussing where the teams will stay for a long time.
Cricketers will receive priority for the best available hotel accommodation during the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games.
The Games are scheduled for September 19 through October 4 in Japan.
India and Pakistan had raised concerns about possible lodging in cruise ships or container villas.
The cricket tournament is being organized by the Asian Games organizing committee with the Asian Cricket Council.
Japan Cricket Association CEO Naoki Alex Miyaji said accommodation discussions with the ACC had been ongoing for a long time.
- Who
- Cricketers, including teams from India and Pakistan, the Japan Cricket Association, and the Asian Cricket Council.
- What
- Cricket teams have been assured priority access to the best available hotel accommodation at the Asian Games.
- Where
- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
- When
- September 19–October 4.
- Why
- Teams raised concerns about being housed in cruise ships or container villas, prompting discussions over hotel accommodation.
Team Concerns
Organizer Assurances
Lodging arrangements
Team Concerns
India and Pakistan raised concerns about being housed in cruise ships or container villas.
Organizer Assurances
The Japan Cricket Association said cricketers would be lodged in hotel rooms and prioritized for the best available accommodation.
Planning process
Team Concerns
The accommodation options had prompted concern among participating cricket teams.
Organizer Assurances
Japan Cricket Association CEO Naoki Alex Miyaji said the ACC and JCA had been discussing accommodation for a long time.
Key facts
- Event
- Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
- Dates
- September 19–October 4
- Accommodation
- Hotel rooms are expected to be provided to cricketers.
- Accommodation priority
- Cricketers will receive precedence for the best available accommodation.
- Teams raising concerns
- India and Pakistan
- Organizers
- The Asian Games organizing committee and the Asian Cricket Council
- Japan cricket official
- Naoki Alex Miyaji, CEO of the Japan Cricket Association
Sources
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