Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Team India Faces Kit Woes Ahead Of Asian Games
Team India is preparing to compete at the Asian Games in Japan.
The men’s team will not stay in the accommodation arranged by the IOA.
Instead, the BCCI has arranged a separate hotel for them.
The women’s team will continue staying in the IOA-provided accommodation.
Several athletes reportedly had problems with their rooms and other arrangements after arriving.
One concern was that there was not enough space for the players’ kit bags.
The separate hotel is intended to address the men’s team’s accommodation needs.
The report did not provide further details about the logistical problems.
Team India’s men’s team will stay at a separate hotel arranged by the BCCI.
The women’s team will remain in accommodation provided by the IOA.
Several athletes reportedly faced accommodation and logistical issues after arriving in Japan.
The assigned accommodation reportedly had limited space for storing players’ kit bags.
The separate arrangements come ahead of the Asian Games in Japan.
- Who
- Team India’s men’s and women’s teams, the BCCI, and the IOA.
- What
- The men’s team will move to a separate BCCI-arranged hotel because of accommodation and kit-storage concerns, while the women’s team will stay in IOA-provided housing.
- When
- Ahead of the Asian Games.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- The assigned accommodation reportedly had limited space for storing kit bags, alongside other accommodation and logistical issues faced by athletes.
- Event
- Asian Games
- Location
- Japan
- Men’s accommodation
- A separate hotel arranged by the BCCI
- Women’s accommodation
- Accommodation provided by the IOA
- Reported problem
- Limited space for storing players’ kit bags
- Wider concern
- Several athletes faced accommodation and logistical issues after arriving