Overview
- South Korea's Olympic committee warned on Monday that there is a serious shortage of rooms across the Aichi–Nagoya area as more teams arrive ahead of the Games.
- Organisers rejected a traditional athletes' village and say they will house pre-deadline registrants by using hotels, temporary wooden and container huts and the hired cruise ship Costa Serena.
- Teams and athletes have reported substandard conditions, including beds too short for taller players and leaking sinks, and hundreds were briefly evacuated after record rainfall battered Nagoya.
- Some national delegations have moved officials and coaches to alternative lodging such as hotels and Airbnb while staff work to place athletes, raising concerns about longer commutes and split-team logistics.
- The housing squeeze stems from more than 17,000 participants expected versus an initial plan for about 15,000 and organisers’ cited budget and manpower limits, a mismatch that could affect athlete welfare and event transport during the Games.