Pakistan, Sept. 2 -- Cricketers at this month's Asian Games in Japan will receive hotel accommodation despite concerns over limited facilities for athletes. Organisers said cricket teams would get better rooms than athletes competing in several other sports. The Games will take place across Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from September 19.

The Asian Games will not have a traditional athletes' village because organisers are facing accommodation shortages. Instead, athletes will stay in cruise-ship cabins, temporary wooden containers and hotels. The number of participating athletes has reached around 17,000, compared with about 11,000 at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Cricket officials said accommodation plans had been discussed for a long tim...