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- Indian MMA athlete Varun Sanyal posted a video describing chaotic accommodation and registration problems after arriving in Japan for the Asian Games, and later deleted it.
- Sanyal said officials could not find his name in the system despite a valid accreditation ID that doubles as his visa, and he waited around three hours without food.
- Sanyal was finally housed on the Costa Serena cruise ship, where two other Indian athletes were assigned the same room as him.
- Athletes from Tajikistan, Sri Lanka and host nation Japan have reportedly faced similar accommodation issues at the Games.
- Organisers planned for 15,000 people but over 17,000 are attending, and accommodation shortages have drawn complaints from South Korea and the Philippines.
What to watch next
- Whether the Olympic Council of Asia and local organisers fulfil their promise of Games-appropriate accommodation for all registered athletes.
- Any official response from Indian sports authorities or the Indian Olympic Association to Sanyal's account.
- Further athlete complaints or arrangements as the MMA event makes its Asian Games debut in Aichi-Nagoya.
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Varun Sanyal
Indian MMA athlete
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“I go to the counter... and they just cannot find my name anywhere in the system. Like, I'm a total ghost in their system.”
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…said in the now-deleted video. Sanyal said the problems began soon after he arrived in Nagoya. “When you get to Nagoya, from the airport they take you on a shuttle... and as soon as you get there, it's total chaos. I go to the counter... and they just cannot find my name anywhere in the system. Like, I'm a total ghost in their system. This took about two hours... I'm not exaggerating, two hours they're like running around. By the time we left that facility, it had been three hours. By the way, my situation wasn't solved,” he added. The delay also…
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