Asian Games Chaos: Indian Gymnast Pranati Nayak and Coach Ashok Mishra Assigned Same Room in Nagoya

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:36am on 18 Sep 2026,Friday Sports

Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak and her coach Ashok Mishra faced an accommodation mix-up at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after being assigned the same room aboard the Costa Serena cruise ship in Nagoya. The Indian Olympic Association intervened and arranged separate rooms around 1:30 am. However, Mishra then faced another delay when hotel staff could not locate his booking because the letter “I” was missing from his name in official records. The correction and accreditation verification took another 45 minutes, with the issue finally resolved after 2 am. The incident adds to wider accommodation and logistical problems reported by athletes. (PC: Instagram)

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