The typhoon is approaching the site of the Asia Games: how it affects the Kazakhstan team

According to the weather forecast published in the media, a storm caused by the approach of a typhoon is expected off the coast of Japan. According to Inoue, head of the Japanese sports delegation at the Asian Games, the organizers of the Asiad are prepared for possible problems due to weather conditions during the competitions. At the time of publication, the official website of the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the typhoon will pass from the Tokai coast area to the eastern part of the Kanto region on September 20-21 and will approach Aichi prefecture, where the Asiad is taking place. Very strong winds and stormy waves with foam are expected on the sea in some areas at this time. Meanwhile, in Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture, variable cloudiness and precipitation are not expected. Nothing threatens our athletes Note that part of the Kazakhstan team representatives at the Asian Games are living on the water - in a special cruise camp. Despite the information about the typhoon, which may approach the competition venue, no special safety instructions have been issued through official channels. "There were no official announcements from the organizers regarding the weather conditions. Currently, all competitions are proceeding according to the schedule in normal mode. There are no threats to the safety of the athletes," they said in response to our request to the Sports Development Directorate of RK. We also appealed to the National Olympic Committee to comment on the situation. At this time, only some competitions have been postponed due to rain. "Weather conditions in Japan are mainly characterized by cloudy weather and variable precipitation. It rains almost every day, but its intensity changes throughout the day. Due to the weather conditions, one competition day in academic rowing was postponed. No such changes in the schedule were observed in other sports," the NOC noted. We recall that one of the features of organizing the current Asian Games was the decision by the organizing committee to abandon the construction of a traditional athletic village. Instead, an alternative accommodation system was proposed. Some athletes are accommodated in a specially equipped container town, and some are on a cruise liner. In addition, more than 20 hotels located in different areas of Aichi prefecture have been used for accommodation. See this publication on Instagram Representatives from the following sports are housed on the cruise liner from Kazakhstan: handball (men's team), archery, 3x3 basketball, kayaking, canoeing, artistic gymnastics, trampoline gymnastics, and artistic gymnastics, judo, water polo, rowing, rugby-7, rock climbing, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, MMA. In a conversation with our correspondent, several representatives of the Kazakhstan team for water polo said that they are afraid of the conditions on the liner. Typhoons in Japan have already interfered with the start of the games Note that the weather on the Japanese islands has already interfered with the course of the sports competitions several times. For example, in 2021, the "Napartak" typhoon approached the east and northeast of Japan during the Tokyo Olympics, and some competitions had to be postponed then. And in 2019, two matches of the group stage of the Rugby World Cup had to be canceled. At this time, September is considered the peak of typhoon activity in Japan. The main stars of the Kazakhstan team at the Asiad-2026: who will bring the medal?