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Aichi-Nagoya Games Chief Apologizes for Transport Failures

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Satoshi Murate, chief of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee, apologized for accommodation and transport failures.
The Games expected 15,000 participants but received about 17,000, roughly 2,000 over.
Murata pledged daily reviews and promised improvements in the second half of the Games.
Opening-ceremony ticket sales exceeded 90 %.
Ticket sales stayed below 60 % for eight sports, including baseball.

History

Historical Context

In October 2010 Delhi hosted the XIX Commonwealth Games, the first such event in India, featuring 6,081 athletes from 71 nations and costing about $1.8 billion. The Games were plagued by construction delays, corruption probes and low ticket sales, prompting criticism from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and international observers, and raising concerns within the Commonwealth Games Federation.

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Story summary

Satoshi Murate, chief of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee, apologized for accommodation and transport failures.
The Games expected 15,000 participants but received about 17,000, roughly 2,000 over.
Murata pledged daily reviews and promised improvements in the second half of the Games.
Opening-ceremony ticket sales exceeded 90 %.
Ticket sales stayed below 60 % for eight sports, including baseball.

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