In 2023 Japanese shuttler Nozomi Okuhara did not get transport after reaching Cuttack on Monday for the Odisha Open. She waited four hours to check in and was not given a shuttle or car for her 8 am practice. She posted on social media. India was shamed and Japanese voices tore into the hosts. The actual issue was that the Japanese athlete side never sent an email with their logistics and that was the reason delay. India’s BAI still apologised and put it in writing that it would not happen again.
Now look at Japan. They are hosting the Asian Games and have messed up the whole setup. Not just Indian athelete but Many are facing the same mess. They should not have been given hosting rights if they did not have the capacity. They got them anyway. Athletes were left stranded in Nagoya for more than 12 hours with no rooms ready. Cruise ship cabins also took hours. The athletics team reached Tsukuba on Sunday and waited over four hours just to check in. Next morning the hotel said breakfast was never booked, so some players went without food. Some players were staying in their own tents, Malaysia athelete were sleeping in the airport, The team bus then failed to show up on time for training. Players are split across three hotels, more than four kilometres from the training venue and from meals. Sports nutrition and even regular fruit are already a problem. Still no proper communication. No updates. How interesting!!