"Is the Asian Games Usually Like This?" We Visited Japan and Were Quite Taken Aback... "What Did the Athletes Do Wrong?" A Word Spoken Out of Frustration / SBS / Nagoya Check-in EP.4

The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games have kicked off. Issues regarding the operation of accommodations without an athletes' village, as well as controversies over poor management, continue to persist. Kim Dong-yong, a national rowing team member who served as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony, expressed his frustration, explaining that his first match was delayed by three days due to incomplete stadium construction, leaving him to compete in two events all the way to the finals in just two days. SBS reporter Kim Tae-won, currently on the ground in Nagoya, reported live from various sites of the Asian Games. The fourth story of Nagoya Check-in begins now.

(Reported by Kim Tae-won | Filmed by Kim Se-kyung and Yang Hyun-chul | Produced by Jin Sang-myeong | Video Edited by Kim Bok-hyung | Produced by SBS Digital News)

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