Japanese host of 2026 Asian Games scraps plan for athletes village
The organizing committee for the 2026 Asian Games has decided to scrap a plan to build an athletes village to trim costs. Japan's Aichi Prefecture will host most of the events.
The decision was made at the committee's executive board meeting in the prefecture's Nagoya City on Monday.
At the meeting, Aichi Governor Ohmura Hideaki, the committee's president, said large sports events paid for with taxpayers' money are being more closely scrutinized than ever following scandals related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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