Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Cost-Cutting Disrupts Athlete Arrivals at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
Indian shooters arrived in Nagoya very late at night.
The report says they had trouble finding food and getting into their accommodation.
Some athletes had to wait for a long time.
The accommodation was described as poor.
Sharing rooms also caused problems because the beds were too small.
Another Team India official took a taxi from the airport that cost about Rs 17,000.
When the official reached the main Village, 40 rooms for Indian participants had reportedly been cancelled.
The article says cost-cutting led to confusion and difficulty for the athletes.
Indian shooters reportedly arrived in Nagoya at midnight on Tuesday.
Athletes faced hunger, long waits and poor accommodation, according to the report.
Shared rooms reportedly created additional problems because of bed sizes.
A Team India official reached Nagoya on Wednesday morning and paid about Rs 17,000 for a taxi to the main Village.
The official was told that 40 rooms reserved for Indian participants had been cancelled.
- Who
- Indian shooters and a Team India official.
- What
- Athletes reportedly faced hunger, long waits, poor accommodation and cancelled rooms during their arrival.
- When
- The shooters arrived at midnight on Tuesday; the Team India official arrived on Wednesday morning.
- Where
- Nagoya, including the airport and the main athletes’ Village.
- Why
- The article attributes the disruption to cost-cutting, although it does not provide further details.
- Event
- Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
- Athletes mentioned
- Indian shooters
- Shooter arrival
- Midnight on Tuesday
- Official arrival
- Wednesday morning
- Taxi cost
- Approximately Rs 17,000 from the airport to the main Village
- Cancelled rooms
- 40 rooms reserved for Indian participants
- Reported problems
- Hunger, long waits, poor accommodation and bed-size issues