‘Floating village’ to house thousands of Asian Games athletes

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TOKYO: Athletes in Japan’s next year’s Asian Games will be on a “floating village” cruise ship and in shipping containers, a organized official told AFP that defending the cost cutting move.

The project will place 4,600 athletes and officials on the ship for the sporting period, which is being held from September 19 to October 4, 2026 in the Nagoya and the wider Asian area.

The organizers will lease a luxurious cruise liner that will be applied to the port of Nagoya. Another 2,400 people will stay away from a short bus ride in temporary shelters made of ship containers, including 15,000 athletes and half of the officials expected in the games at both places.

The rest will be in the residence, including in Tokyo where swimming will face. Local organizers wanted to avoid the cost of construction of traditional athletes, but Asian Olympic leaders warned that any alternatives would have to make sure that players could meet and meet.

Kazohiro Yagi, deputy secretary general of the Organizing Committee of the Achi-Nagoya Games, told AFP that he had heard the opinion of the players and “they want to provide a service that will satisfy them”.

“Cruise ships and container houses are in different locations, but they are just 10 minutes away by shuttle bus,” he said. “I don’t think it will be a problem with being able to communicate with other athletes.

“There are aquariums and other entertainment facilities in the area. I think they will take a break, rest and come together.” There were about 12,000 athletes in the 2023 games in Hangzhou, China, making it the largest Asian game in history, which was more rivals than the Olympics.

The Asian Games have returned to Japan for the first time since Hiroshima in 1994. Since then, the country has organized several major sports programs, including the 2021 Olympics, the Olympics on Pandem, the Football World Cup in 2002 and the Rugby World Cup in 2019.

Yagi has acknowledged that “there is still not enough awareness” that Achi-Nagaia is happening, and says that more work is needed to spread the word. “I don’t think there is anyone in Japan who has not heard about the Olympics or the Para Olympics, but my personal feeling is that only half the population knows the Asian Games,” he said.

“The birth of the youth was not born when it was last held here 32 years ago, so I would like them to find out that this is a huge event.” The Asian Games have a selective compound of events, with bridges, kabaddi and dragon boot racing, rubbing shoulders with traditional Olympic games such as athletics, swimming, gymnastics and football.

Achi Nagoya Games has added mixed martial arts to the program and Yagi hopes that his first film will show the traditions of Asia’s diverse martial arts and attract new fans. “We want to appeal the needs of the youth, so new events must be included,” he said.

“We want to include mixed martial arts so we can get an interest in the game of the younger generation.” Sports proved to be a huge success on the start of its full Asian Games in Hangzhou, fans pack in the field of 4,500 seats to see star gamers like South Korea’s “Fakir” Sang Hoyk.

Achi Nagoya will be the first time that Japan has hosted such a large -scale e -report competition, and Yagi believes its benefits will only feel more than young people. “Sports can help the elderly people who do not have the opportunity to do much exercise,” he said.

“You use your fingers and do detailed movements, which I have heard is good to counter dementia.” I think this is a great opportunity for a wide range of people to find more about sports. “