名古屋：亞洲運動會組委會於周六（9月26日）承認，票務銷售「不滿意」，因日本多個主場館及其他場館出現大片空座。
百米短跑是任何一屆運動會的其中亮點之一，但擁有三萬座位的瑞穗公園田徑場在周五晚上的重頭戲看似只大約四分一滿座。
就算日本選手森田美咲嘅女子撐杆跳高金牌前景存在，喺周末初段仍未能吸引本地大眾大規模入場。
愛知-名古屋亞運會表示，八個運動（包括足球）嘅票銷售不足六成，同樣嘅比例亦有部分尚未售出的閉幕式門票，距離閉幕式只剩八日。
“We are not satisfied,” said Satoshi Murate, secretary-general of the Games organising committee in response to a question from AFP.
“We will keep aiming for full stadiums, keep selling tickets and work to make sure people who have secured seats actually come.”
佢話，一星期前開幕禮票賣出超過九成，但就大部分空座的原因，歸咎於無到場的人，造成列隊運動員與點燃火炬的區域出現相當大範圍的空座。
“Overall I think sales are strong,” he said.
“But it has been pointed out that there are noticeable empty seats at some competitions.
“There are several reasons. First, some sessions include several matches in one day. Everyone focuses on the headline match.”
佢話，分發畀亞運會利益相關者嘅票，例如贊助商，並唔一定被使用。
“Seats have been allocated but some people can’t come.”
“As a result, some competitions do have noticeable empty seats, and we find that regrettable.”
APOLOGY FOR MIX-UPS
與會住宿及交通安排出現混亂，Murate亦就事件致歉。
多個代表團抨擊組織方，泰國把情況比喻成一場「混亂」的「音樂椅」遊戲，韓國表示「他們應該得不及格」。
最大問題在於17,000名參加者的住宿房間嚴重短缺，機場延誤以及要搭乘充當流動酒店的Costa Serena郵輪而造成的多重延誤，令情況更加複雜。
由於出於成本考慮，沒有建立傳統的運動員村莊。
相反，代表隊就住在臨時的集裝箱式帳篷、酒店以及Costa Serena郵輪上。
交通服務不穩定使參賽者前往訓練地和比賽場地的巴士到達晚點，甚至有些情況根本沒有出現。
“There have been mistakes in accommodation and transport, for various reasons,” admitted Murate.
“Whatever the cause, AINAGOC (the organising committee) is responsible for providing the service and I sincerely apologise for the mistakes.
“Our staff work every day to identify the causes of each mistake and make sure they don’t happen again.”
